Getting Hired Without a Resume or a Job Interview
“Open hiring” is now possible at some employers and can be helpful for certain 50+ applicants
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3g6gFAT
April 8, 2021
A Revolutionary ‘Gray Army’ of Older Workers is Fighting our Youth-Obsessed Culture — and We’ll all Benefit if They Win
The war against ageism will create career opportunities and a better work-life balance
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://on.mktw.net/3d0wbMv
Global Report on Ageism
The Global Report on Ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e.g. government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, private sector). It brings together the best available evidence on the nature and magnitude of ageism, its determinants and its impact. It outlines what strategies work to prevent and counter ageism, identifies gaps and proposes future lines of research to improve our understanding of ageism.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2QQnmw4
April 1, 2021
Unemployment at 50+: Economic and Psychosocial Consequences
Social Exclusion in Later Life — This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of social exclusion of older people. In this chapter, we draw attention to the latent functions of work and the psychosocial consequences of job loss in later life.
- Age bias/ageism
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Engagement in later life
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
- Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/39zRKBt
Why Now Is The Time To Press Leaders For Age Equity
The process of analyzing for racial inequities should be used to identify and eliminate obstacles that impact any dimension of diversity, including age.
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- COVID-19
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3wu3saK
Ageism in the Workforce and in Industry
This free webinar provides an in-depth understanding of ageism in the workforce and in the industry, by presenting examples of discrimination in the labour market.
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- International
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3mdcGDs
More Support for Older Caregivers Could Boost U.S. Economy
AARP finds that flexible work, paid time off, other policies could add $1.7 trillion by 2030
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- COVID-19
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
- Scheduling, Leave, and Flexible Work
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3mdTKEo
Older Women Workers Tend To Experience Both Age And Gender Discrimination
Most people have heard of gender and age discrimination in the workplace, and recent studies show that these two kinds of discrimination are common among older female workers.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3culjpX
March 27, 2021
The ‘SecondActWomen’ Founders on How Women Over 50 Can Feel Invincible, Not Invisible
It was the shockwave of rejection letters from hiring managers that goaded Guadalupe Hirt and Barbara Brooks to launch SecondActWomen, a Denver-based company designed to help working women in their 50s and older (and also some in their 40s) start companies, pivot careers and stay employed.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3w7MyP1
7 Industries Where Ageism is the Most Rampant
Do you want to know what agism exactly is? How to avoid it? Here is everything you need to know about ageism, plus the industries where ageism is the most rampant.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3w7KOVZ