Women who want equality on unequal terms

I AM incensed by the letter from Sandra Crabtree (Yorkshire Post, March 25) regarding the increase in the state pension age for women.

I am a woman born in 1951, and while the latest increase does not apply to me, I will not receive my state pension until I’m 61 and a few months, despite working for more than the required 39 years, never mind 30.

I have absolutely no intention of retiring when I am legally able because I would find it extremely difficult to live on £97 (ish) a week. I will be deferring my pension which will build a nice lump sum for retirement.

Why should women, by virtue of their sex, be given a shorter working life especially when statistically they live longer than men and therefore benefit more anyway?

I also disagree that women of my generation should receive a full pension when they chose to opt out by paying the paltry married women’s stamp rather than the more expensive class 1.

Sometimes I despair of my sex, demanding equality but only on unequal terms. We are not all alike and should not be lumped into a homogenous group.