Higher labour force participation of older women is likely to lead to higher earnings for this group, however other aspects of women's wider well-being will be affected.
Authors
Gemma Tetlow
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- Publisher
- Womanthology Magazine
Suggested citation
Tetlow, G. (2014). More older women in work over the next decade [Comment] Womanthology Magazine. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/more-older-women-work-over-next-decade (accessed: 19 April 2024).
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