care infrastructure, and the need to improve job quality. older workers continue to face discrimination in the workforce. according to the equal employment opportunity commission six and 10 workers over the age of 45 report they have seen age discrimination at work. data from 2017 shows the increasing majority of age discrimination charges are filed by women. we also know because of long-standing patterns of segregation, many older women and workers of color are segregated into lower paying jobs. second, women workers are expected to share the responsibility for their families. this is true for women of all ages. despite the fact every family -- we treat caregiving as the private responsibility for families alone. these obligations have helped women throughout their careers, with many cycling out of the workforce, and economic losses estimated at $650 billion per year due to women's declining labor force participation. older women workers provide essential care for their loved ones, even if they address their own needs. the historical roots of caregiving as being performed by black women and other women of color has meant that care work and care workers have o