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"There'll be more women in their 50s and 60s caring for relatives in their 80s, 90s and 100s." Treasury's Intergenerational Report, released in 2002, predicted that 81 per cent of women aged 50 to 54 would be in the workforce by 2041, virtually the same proportion as men of the same age.

In 2005 only 70 per cent of women in their early 50s were working.

The report also predicted a huge increase in workforce participation by women aged 55 to 59 over the same period, from 48 per cent to 72 per cent, equal to that of men.

Professor Encel told the Herald yesterday that these huge increases in women's workforce participation required big changes in employer attitudes and retraining opportunities.

As the pension age for women was now 65, they had more need to stay in the workforce longer to accumulate superannuation.

And the Federal Government was banking on their increased participation to alleviate future labour shortages and falling tax revenue.

But many women in their 50s were caught between the demands of teenage children and ageing parents and needed more time for caring.

Professor Encel said tax increases were needed to pay for increased elder- and child-care services and job retraining programs in future, and it was "preposterous" for both the main parties to offer tax cuts instead.

"We can easily afford to raise taxes by 1 or 2 per cent," he said.

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As part of an exhibition of Utermohlen's paintings, the College of Physicians will present a panel discussion: Alzheimer's Disease: Neurology and the Visual Artist, with Daniel Miller of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, art historian (and the artist's wife) Patricia Utermohlen, and neurologist Anjan Chatterjee, at 6:15 p.m.

at the college, 19 S.

22d St.

Admission is free.

Call 215-563-3737.

The exhibition continues to April 30.

Keyed up Pianist Richard Goode plays works by Bach and Schubert at 8 p.m.

at the Curtis Institute of Music's Field Concert Hall, 1726 Locust St.

Tickets are $25.

Call 215-893-7902.

Wednesday Franklin the Spy As if his other accomplishments weren't enough, it seems Benjamin Franklin was a prototype James Bond as well.

His code number was 72, and he was based in a Paris suburb during the Revolution.

No word on whether he had a license to kill.

Peter Earnest of the International Spy Museum and authors James Srodes and Thomas B.

Allen will discuss Franklin's espionage days in the panel Secret Agent Benjamin Franklin at 6:30 p.m.

at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St.

Tickets are $12.

Reservations are required.

Call 215-409-6700.

Pop icons A founder of the influential post-punk band the Mekons, Jon Langford also has established himself as an artist and writer.

He presents a multifaceted show of visual art, spoken word and music (with ex-Mekon Sally Timms as guest) at 8 p.m.

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The Alzheimer's unit is not Weaver's only battle.

He also thinks the Louisville VA hospital needs to be renovated, torn down and rebuilt, or replaced with a new location downtown.

The last option is his favorite, and he wanted Berry, who is on the House Appropriations Committee, to tour the present facility so he'd understand the need and possibly use his influence to help fund a new hospital.

U.S.

Rep.

Anne Northup, R-3rd District, also has cited problems with the medical center and wants a decision on a new hospital from the Veterans Affairs Department by June 1.

Toward the end of the short tour, Weaver and Berry introduced themselves to John Walker, an 84-year-old veteran who served in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Walker wanted to know which party Weaver was from.

When he found out he was a Democrat, he said, "Well then, I am fighting for you." "We need your help," said Walker.

"We need your help," added Weaver.

Reporter Katya Cengel can be reached at (502) 582-4224.

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Mike Weaver, D-Elizabethtown, left, and U.S.

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Marion Berry, D-Ark., right, talked with veteran Carl Hyden yesterday during a tour of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville.

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