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Fiona Mactaggart MP Articles

Time for OWLs to hoot

Older women are facing down unfairness  I was proud to be secretary of Labour’s Older Women’s Commission, chaired by Harriet Harman. Founded in 2012, we involved a diverse group of women who went around the country to listen to women aged over 50 and talk about what...
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Why we must deliver for older women

If we are going to build a sustainable recovery we need to ensure that we do not waste the talents of some of our most experienced workers, but the latest employment figures reveal that unemployment amongst women over 50 has increased by 45 per cent since the general...
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Childcare: from crisis to opportunity

It was the desire to offer my constituents a fitting Mother’s Day gift that got me talking to local mums of pre-school children about what they need in Slough. They told me that the cost of childcare in Slough is reaching crisis point for many. Findings show that at...
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The Commission on Older Women

A year ago at Labour party conference, Harriet Harman launched Labour’s Commission on Older Women. This responded to the emergence of a new generation of active older women in their fifties and sixties who have led very different lives from their mothers. These are...
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