Few people in Britain so far have experienced old age as divorcees, but the proportion of women over 60 who are divorced is expected to increase from 3 percent in 1985 to 13 per cent in 2025. One reason why this is a matter for concern is that changes in women's participation in paid work have...

The aim of this paper is to evaluate how the Castle and Fowler versions of state pension scheme in Britain treat men and women. Women\'s domestic responsibilities tend to reduce their earnings relative to men\'s, and pensions based on these unequal incomes will tend to perpetuate income...