Are women equal or not?

[Syd knee]

Can anyone explain to me why the age for men and women to receive state pension should not be the same.NOW.

[Puggit]

Especially as women live longer...

[rich1231]

Im told to say that they are more than equal.

[HRG.]

Did they start out with a c0ck or not?

[Nolar Dog]

Never really understood why the ages differ. Surely it's about time they were brought into line with each other.

[ewenm]

Syd knee said:

Can anyone explain to me why the age for men and women to receive state pension should not be the same.NOW.

Equality doesn't work like that, obviously. Equality really means "equality where women were originally worse off". Anywhere where they are already better off is conveniently ignored.

[AndrewW-G]

"All Sexes are equal but some are more equal than others"

[ascayman]

men and women are not equal never have been, never will be and never should be.

it a fact of life and nature and that.

[nonegreen]

It depends on what class they are.

[BrassMan]

[Pauli]No they are not. That one's over there.[/Pauli]

[Cotty]

I would like to know. Especially as they get to take off much more time from work due to maternity leave and "womens problems".

[Mrs Trackside]

Cotty said:

I would like to know. Especially as they get to take off much more time from work due to maternity leave and "womens problems".

When men can have babies I'm sure this will be levelled out

[M400 NBL]

Mrs Trackside said:

Cotty said:

I would like to know. Especially as they get to take off much more time from work due to maternity leave and "womens problems".

When men can have babies I'm sure this will be levelled out

It's not only the women that suffer when their vaginas are loose.

Good point though OP. Do women also get their free bus passes earlier too?

[Cotty]

Mrs Trackside said:

Cotty said:

I would like to know. Especially as they get to take off much more time from work due to maternity leave and "womens problems".

When men can have babies I'm sure this will be levelled out

Not so bad when it was 6 months but a year .I work with two girls who are taking it in turns to go on maternity leave. So two kids each, year off each time, thats 4 years that the rest of the team have to take up the slack not exactly fair and then they get to retire earlier.

[LittleMiss]

Traditionally women have married older men, so they retired earlier to look after their husband to save the state the burden.

[J5]

Cotty said:

Mrs Trackside said:

Cotty said:

I would like to know. Especially as they get to take off much more time from work due to maternity leave and "womens problems".

When men can have babies I'm sure this will be levelled out

Not so bad when it was 6 months but a year .I work with two girls who are taking it in turns to go on maternity leave. So two kids each, year off each time, thats 4 years that the rest of the team have to take up the slack not exactly fair and then they get to retire earlier.

Isn't it half paid, then an optional half year unpaid?
They could hire somebody for the 6 months to give you guys some help :P

[Mr Gearchange]

" A Woman's work is never done"

And this is the reason they get paid less....

[Horse_Apple]

Are women equal or not?

No. Some are better looking than others. And that is why many of them will allways bh non stop about other things.

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Nolar Dog said:

Never really understood why the ages differ. Surely it's about time they were brought into line with each other.

They are being brought in line, but it's being phased in - womens retirement age is scheduled to raise 1 year every other year (eg to go to 61 next year, 62 in 2012, etc...

Tad harsh to bring it in all in one go ... telling poor Doris who was expecting to retire tomorrow that she's now got to work an extra 6 years for the pension she was always promised on her 60th

[LittleMiss]

In order to qualify for a full basic State Pension I will need to work until I am 67 and have built up 30 years of National Insurance payments http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DG_40...