An AARP survey finds 64% of workers over 50 face age discrimination. A career expert shares steps you can take if it's happening to you.

Editor’s Note: Each edition of this Women Entrepreneur series, Behind the Numbers, presents a stat about a disadvantage women face in work and in business, examines the dynamics at play and provides ...

Q: What’s the fastest-growing age group in the American workforce?A: From a recent blog post on the website of design firm Gensler: “According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz Elting is a billion-dollar founder who covers women and business. The American workforce is the most age-diverse it has ever ...

Q. I recently turned 68 and have many years of successful administrative and sales experience. In the past 14 months, I’ve applied to more than 100 jobs, including Target, Home Depot and Ikea, and did ...

Experiencing or even suspecting age discrimination can leave job seekers and employees questioning how to move forward. For established professionals, the possibility that age could influence ...

Community input is to guide a campaign by the charity Age Concern to tackle what seniors have described as persistent hurdles to gaining fairer employment. The group launched a workforce equity ...

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined by Senators Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, and Dick Durbin, has introduced the bipartisan Protecting Older Americans Act. The legislation aims to invalidate ...