Talking Ageism with Boomers Rock Radio
Age discrimination is alive and well in the workplace. Nearly 2 out of 3 workers ages 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination on the job, according to…
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Age discrimination is alive and well in the workplace. Nearly 2 out of 3 workers ages 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination on the job, according to…
Kerry Hannon is a nationally recognized expert and strategist on career transitions, personal finance, entrepreneurship and retirement. She is a frequent TV and radio commentator and is a sought-after keynote speaker…
Maintaining a successful career in tech when you’re on the other side of 40 is hard enough. But some professionals sabotage their livelihoods by displaying characteristics that reinforce negative stereotypes…
In a 2013 survey by AARP, 64% of workers said they had seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Ageism is not a new phenomenon. Almost forty years ago,…
It took six years, but Charlene DeWindt, 58, of Newport News, Va., is now an electrician. She’s also a production planner and scheduler at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII is the…
Ageism is alive and well regardless of whether employers want to admit it. Unless an employer blatantly calls attention to your age as being a problem, you’d likely have a…
A few weeks back, a friend confessed he was worried about finding work after he turns 50. His admission came shortly after a fortysomething acquaintance wrote this on Facebook: …
Rick Clancy was head of corporate communications for Sony’s U.S. electronics business in 2009 when the company began downsizing. He opted into an early retirement program, but at 54 he…
The picture of retirement has changed drastically. “We absolutely cannot ignore the financial aspect. We are living longer and there is this incredible fear of outliving our money,” says Kerry…
The day is coming when employers are going to embrace the value of older workers. They don’t have a choice. There are, however, some sober challenges which I discuss below.…
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