As They Aged, They Started Businesses for People Like Them
After working for others, some Americans find opportunities in working for themselves — while catering to people growing older.
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October 21, 2020
Making a New Start in a Business of Their Own
Whether because of layoffs or a desire for a new challenge, older people are becoming entrepreneurs at an increasing rate.
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How COVID-19’s 168-Hour Workweek Is Changing Work In Retirement
Large swaths of the workforce were forced to work from home. Even after offices reopen, the idea of flexible work has become more far more flexible, making the question of retirement for many less about when to stop work, but instead how much do you want to work?
- Aging and Retirement
- COVID-19
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Scheduling, Leave, and Flexible Work
- Successful/Productive aging
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October 14, 2020
Intrinsically Rewarding Work and Generativity in Midlife: The Long Arm of the Job
The results demonstrate the potential of the workplace to prompt growth in midlife generativity.
- Age-friendly organizations
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Engagement in later life
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/33YjUDZ
Gendered Ageism Is The New Sexism
To combat gendered ageism, the first call to action must be calling attention to the problem. Companies won’t look for solutions to a problem that they don’t know or believe exists.
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
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October 9, 2020
Working and Disability Expectancies at Older Ages: The Role of Childhood Circumstances and Education
We assess how childhood disadvantages combine with education to affect working and health trajectories.
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Employer-sponsored Health Insurance Costs Keep Soaring
A final point: If you’re still working you may well need to pay Medicare’s high-income premium surcharges, which might make Medicare less competitive by comparison.
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Workplace Ageism: It’s Normal but not Ok
Podcast on ageism in employment practices, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting unemployment on older people, especially women and BIPOC.
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61% of Women are Looking to Change Careers amid COVID-19 ― Here’s How to do it SUCCESSFULLY
Before COVID-19, women in their 40s and 50s faced hurdles if they wanted to make substantial career changes. Now during the pandemic, the hurdles are even higher.
- Age bias/ageism
- COVID-19
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Encore careers
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://nbcnews.to/34KKj7r
Ageism Is Rampant in COVID-19 Era
Employment among older workers is about 15 percentage points lower than it was in February, while the rate for all workers between the ages of 21 and 60 is about 10 points below February’s total.
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October 4, 2020