Age is just a number and we should never use it to define who we are. Unfortunately, we do. We are victims of society’s bias about aging; a society that tells us that our age determines our competence, our stamina, our ability to learn new things, our marketability, our self-worth. In the workplace, older workers are subjected every day to ageist practices and behavior.
Policies about hiring, firing, and compensation reveal an underlying bias toward employees over 50, who are marginalized, sometimes humiliated, and often pushed out the door without any justification other than they’re assumed to no longer have […]The post Age is Just a Number: Don’t Let it Hold You Back! appeared first on Ms. Career Girl.