The difference between being female in a deprived area & in a wealthy area of the UK is around two decades (!!) of healthy life.... the health inequalities across the UK are growing worse, and while the NHS crisis in not the only cause, its certainly not helping! Likewise the two-child benefit cap & other welfare constraints are contributing to this decline in women's expectancies of a healthy 'third age'.

Gender inequality always has a class dimension!

#health #women
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/04/women-in-poorest-parts-of-england-and-wales-will-spend-only-two-thirds-of-life-in-good-health