Women over 50 hesitant to progress due to discrimination fears

Employers should ensure they monitor pay, progression and training take-up by age, according to a report that finds women over 50 face a plethora of inequalities at work, including worries about age and sex discrimination.

Research conducted for Scotland’s Fair Work Convention by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) found that older women in Scotland were often reluctant to progress in their careers and were concerned about age discrimination.

The study looked at the experiences of women over 50 in two employment sectors: finance and insurance and information and communications.

Interviews with 17 women and 13 employers found women frequently expressed a reluctance to pursue internal and external opportunities for progression and some were reluctant to participate in training. This was often because they wanted to avoid the potential stress and pressure they connected with progression.

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