When I saw a journalist seeking case studies for an article about age discrimination in the workplace I knew I had a story to tell.

Lucy Handley was writing a feature for High50.com about the difficulties facing the over-fifties on the job market. Add in being a woman over 50 and the UK government unemployment figures tell a sorry tale.

Lucy invited me to share my experience, along with two other women experiencing similar challenges.

She also asked me my top tip for securing work in your fifties:

Set up on your own, says Alyson Reay: “The lack of suitable jobs that fulfilled me and rewarded me motivated me to go on to set up my own business, and I haven’t looked back. I earn less than I did in the corporate world, but I absolutely love it.”

Read the full article here: Women in work series. Age discrimination in the office: the women losing jobs because of their age.