Union leaders negotiated to give women pensions at 60 as they were usually younger than their husbands, who retired at 65. This was to ensure that the man would have his wife there to care for him once he had retired.
Perhaps today's man is more capable of looking after himself, so the woman could go on working longer, happy to know that on her return she would not find her spouse had died of starvation. J Shields, Cardiff Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400
