Why Employers should Recruit and Retain Older Adults
When it comes to aging, working longer solves (almost) everything — for employers and all of their employees.
- Age bias/ageism
- Aging and Retirement
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2XHIUij
September 20, 2021
‘You Remind me of my Mom’: How Older Workers get Sidelined in Tech
How can companies help everyone feel included?
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/39izFaC
Harnessing Longevity in the Future of Work
Research shows that across countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, giving older workers greater opportunities to work would raise GDP per capita by as much as 19 per cent over the next three decades.
- Age bias/ageism
- COVID-19
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3hGjk49
September 16, 2021
Older Workers Left in Droves in Pandemic; Employers Can Help Them Return
Many older adults left their careers early or have struggled to find work during the pandemic. As employers seek new staff, advocates are urging them to reframe how they think about older workers.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2X7vTOo
September 11, 2021
“Beware the Young Doctor and the Old Barber”: Development and Validation of a Job age-type Spectrum
Taking a worker-centric approach, with evidence based on the experiences of working individuals, the current study examines the age-related stereotypes of jobs, the characteristics of age-stereotyped jobs, and the consequences of occupying them.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3yEo2VE
September 2, 2021
Older Adults Are Essential Workers: Ageism and Productive Aging
Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell talks with hosts Rita Hu and Hanamori Skoblow about why older adults are essential and productive members of the community and how we as a society can resist ageism.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3gVMKLk
Good or Bad jobs? Characteristics of Older Female Part-time Work
This study’s findings have major implications for public and organisational policy on part-time labour market participation, highlighting the need for a new research agenda on older workers.
- Age bias/ageism
- Diversity and Aging
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
- Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2XOUIiv
August 22, 2021
This Is What You Need to Know About Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Ageism is a growing concern as the nation’s workforce transitions from Baby Boomers (the oldest of whom are well into retirement) to different modes of employment, increased uses of technology and an evolving economy.
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August 18, 2021
Age Bias in the Time of Coronavirus: Implications for Research and Practice
We outline why and how age-based social categorization processes and biases might be affected during the pandemic.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3yHolzR
August 12, 2021
Meeting the Mid-Career Moment
Midcareer workers: they make up the bulk of the long-term unemployed in many countries, and they face growing barriers to finding good jobs.
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3jNE9L3