A senior sales executive has won a sex discrimination claim after her boss suggested she should retire because her husband earns well .
Sarah Stannard - who was just 45 at the time - was asked her plans by company director Timothy Jones who assumed she could be looked after by her spouse.
Ms Stannard, a successful national sales manager for Mr Jones male dominated courier company, was even told by him that he would love to be looked after by a woman and to not have to work and just spend the day doing nothing .
The alpha female is now in line for compensation after successfully suing her former employers for harassment and unfair dismissal.