Many of the questions I receive from our readers deal with a fundamental issue: ageism. Their emails and letters express frustration and annoyance with ageism as the core of their issue. Here are a ...

Leanne Clark-Shirley has always loved to dance. She goes to nightclubs near her home in Durham, North Carolina, on a regular basis. But in recent years she's detected a change in how she's treated.

Ageism in healthcare is often an overlooked form of discrimination, yet its effects can significantly impact the quality of care older adults receive. Your doctor dismisses your health concerns as a ...

Ageism is more often encountered during the job search process than in the workplace, according to a recent survey of U.S. professionals over age 40 by WerkLabs, a division of job site The Mom Project ...

A new national survey reveals how the pandemic fundamentally changed the way Americans — especially women — think about job ...

A headline on Stanford University Business School's Insights site caught my eye recently: "Workplace Equality for All! (Unless They're Old)." The piece described fascinating research by NYU's Michael ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sheila Callaham writes about age-related topics in the workplace. Ageing is a universal experience beginning at birth, not ...

Early in his career, Paul Newman personified a young man in a hurry forced to wait his turn. His go-getter characters infiltrated the old-boy network, wore the gray flannel suit, and toiled away ...

The state of Maine wants to end ageism in a decade. Really. In a move to improve the health of Maine’s 1.3 million residents, reduce workforce struggles and improve the economy, the Maine Council on ...

Ann Hummond knew the office software like the back of her hand. Based in Yorkshire, England, she could untangle any spreadsheet snafu in her sleep. Over the past 23 years, she had worked her way up ...

Jenn Steinhardt has had her credentials questioned, been excluded from meetings she should’ve participated in, and dealt with bias in interactions with coworkers—all because she’s a millennial. The 32 ...