Category Archives: Women

Social Policy Association blog by Sarah Vickerstaff

Posted on June 18, 2018 by alb36

Professor Sarah Vickerstaff has produced a blog which reflects on the wider issues around equality duties and reporting on ‘protected characteristics’. See link to blog here: http://www.social-policy.org.uk/50-for-50/equalities-protected-characteristics/  

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Sarah Vickerstaff takes part in CAWG symposium at Canterbury Christ Church university

Posted on May 15, 2017 by alb36

On Saturday 13 May Sarah Vickerstaff gave a presentation entitled “A new age of retirement?” to the Canterbury & District Association of the British Federation of Women Graduates.  The event – Positive Aspects of Ageing: Challenging stereotypes – was chaired … Continue reading →

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Sarah Vickerstaff and Chris Phillipson present at GSA 2016 in New Orleans

Posted on November 21, 2016 by alb36

Presentations by both Sarah Vickerstaff and Chris Phillipson were very well received by the international audience at this year’s Gerontological Society of America symposium in New Orleans. Sarah’s presentation on Extending working women’s lives prompted the following tweet from Gerontology … Continue reading →

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff and Professor Wendy Loretto on issues for women in longer working lives

Posted on September 8, 2016 by alb36

Sarah Vickerstaff and Wendy Loretto gave a very well-received presentation on the subject of women and extending working lives with Sarah noting that those who started their careers at the age of 15 had already front loaded the extension process.

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EWL’s Professor Wendy Loretto on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

Posted on August 24, 2016 by alb36

Radio 4 presenter Jenni Murray was joined by EWL’s Wendy Loretto to discuss  the challenges facing older women in the workplace and how when returning from a career break or looking for a change of direction older women can achieve … Continue reading →

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WASPI meeting Ramsgate

Posted on July 11, 2016 by alb36

There has been much in the press recently about the detrimental effect on women born in the 1950’s of a sudden increase in their pension age. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/09/women-pension-age-trap-40000-out-of-pocket. On Saturday afternoon Professor Sarah Vickerstaff spoke on the subject at a WASPI  (Women Against State … Continue reading →

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EWL team attend GWO 2016

Posted on June 30, 2016 by alb36

Excited to have Professor Sarah Vickerstaff and Professor Wendy Loretto taking part in the Gender, Work and Organisation 2016 event in Keele this week. On Friday Wendy will be presenting on a recent paper http://www.genderportal.eu/events/9th-biennial-gender-work-and-organisation-conference

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Older women and work

Posted on September 1, 2015 by alb36

The Scottish Commission on Older Women last week published a report entitle ‘Older Women and Work – Looking to the Future’ exploring the experiences of older women seeking to remain in, or re-enter, the labour market. Professor Wendy Loretto of … Continue reading →

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