Older women are changing the face of the U.S. labor force

“We’re seeing a little bit of a duality now where some women are absolutely not wanting to leave the workforce because it’s so empowering to be there and stay there as long as they can,” said Ashir Coillberg, a senior research analyst at the National Women’s Law Center. “And some women can’t leave the workforce because of all of those factors with unequal pay, low wages, workplace discrimination and everything else that went into delaying their ability to work and then hampering their ability to save.”