Too many women aged 50 and over feel invisible and overlooked by employers, government and society, a new report out today has found.
The research by gender equality charity Chwarae Teg found women in this age group face barriers to remaining in work, and experience disadvantage and discrimination within work. It found women over 50 face multiple forms of discrimination in the workplace, with nearly half of those reporting discrimination based on gender also experiencing age-related discrimination.
This includes indirect and direct discrimination and harassment, which has wide-reaching impacts on confidence, wellbeing and mental health, the report Working Experiences of Women over 50 in Wales found.
