Achievements
Parity has had some highly notable successes over the years, particularly in addressing sex discrimination against men by the government. Their campaigns have stopped government sex discrimination which had illegally denied hundreds of millions of pounds to males between the ages of 60-65.
Successes have so far occurred in four main areas: prescription charges, winter fuel payments, bus travel concessions and widower's benefits.
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