Episode July 21, 2017 49 min 1s

Is it fair to keep raising the state pension age?

From This is Money Podcast This is Money

The state pension age will rise once more, it emerged this week - with those in their 40s set to lose out. But is it fair to continue to raise the state pension age in line with life expectancy, especially for those who cannot work through their 60s?

Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Rachel Rickard Straus discuss how we handle the thorny and expensive issue of the state pensions.

Also on this week’s show:

The end of sneaky card charges

Tips to avoid the car hire company rip-offs

Attempts to solve the work productivity puzzle

And it’s been a big week for news about gender equality – from the first female Doctor Who, to the FTSE’s most in-demand boss Carolyn McCall taking the top job at ITV, and then those BBC pay revelations.

Is there still a lot more work to be done to promote women in business?
Should stories about women getting top jobs even mention that they are women or mothers?

The last ten minutes looks at how we can get more women to the top in business.

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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane

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