Ageism is stereotypes. It's prejudice. It's outright discrimination. And it damages older workers in so many ways. So says Janine Vanderburg, co-founder of Changing the Narrative, a campaign to end ageism.
"Ageism is treated somewhat more cavalierly, and I hate using that word. But it's almost that in the workplace, people feel like it's okay to just stop by your desk and say, 'so aren't you going to retire yet?' Or 'what are you still doing here?' So, there's an element about expressing ageist beliefs and stereotypes in the workplace that is still unfortunately really acceptable."
WorkingNation editor-in-chief Ramona Schindelheim interviewed Vanderburg and 9 other leading voices on the subject of age today, particularly when it comes to older and midcareer adults in the workforce, as part of the Age in America WorkingNation collaboration with Scripps News which begins on-air on June 17.
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For this online and written interview series, Ramona and her guests talked about the impact of ageism on hiring and promotions, the benefits to employers of hiring midcareer and older workers, and how a multigenerational workplace can end up helping workers young and old. They also discussed why some adults over the age of 65 need to work or want to work and what it means for our economy and society if they are left out of the workforce.
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