COVID-19

After the Coronavirus Pandemic, a Question Looms: Is the Baby Boomers’ Long Reign Coming to an End?

COVID-19 erased jobs, upended plans for a long-dominant generation

• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Diversity and Aging
• Job quality for older adults
• Older workers

September 20, 2021

Americans Say They’re Now Less Likely to Work Far Into Their 60s

Americans say it’s increasingly unlikely that they’ll work deep into their 60s, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve.

• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Older workers

September 16, 2021

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

Opinion: How has COVID-19 Changed the Way you View your Job?

Most of the people I know who accepted an early retirement package aren’t really done working. The package may be called “early retirement,” but they aren’t thinking retirement.

• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• Encore careers
• Engagement in later life
• Older workers

September 11, 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.

• Age bias/ageism
• Age-friendly organizations
• COVID-19
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• Older workers

These Older Workers Hadn’t Planned To Retire So Soon. The Pandemic Sped Things Up

Millions more retired during the pandemic than expected

• Aging and Retirement
• COVID-19
• Older workers

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.

• Age bias/ageism
• COVID-19
• Older workers
• Successful/Productive aging

Unequal Prospects for Working Longer, Before and After the Pandemic: What Can We Do?

The goal of this webinar is to consider recommendations for employers and public policymakers to ameliorate the consequences of these recent shocks.

• COVID-19
• Diversity and Aging
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• Job quality for older adults
• Older workers
• Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

August 25, 2021

Policy Dialogue on Mature Workers in Organisations: Emerging Policy Issues for a Productive Future

Jointly presented by CEPAR and the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, the Policy Dialogue brought together Australian and international experts, policymakers, industry representatives and researchers to consider current and future challenges

• Age-friendly organizations
• COVID-19
• Employer Policies & HR Management
• International
• Older workers
• Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

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.

• Age bias/ageism
• COVID-19
• Older workers

August 18, 2021