35: Addressing Ageism in the Workplace – Top Takeaways from Barbara Brooks

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I was shocked to find out that only 8% of companies included age as a part of their diversity, equity, and inclusion statement. That was only one of my top takeaways from my interview with Barbara Brooks founder of Second Act Women. In this episode, I wanted to dive deeper and specifically talk about ageism in corporate America and ageism in general, and how we can defeat this.

Listen in for some of my other top takeaways.

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Episode Resources

• Article: The 5-Generation workforce: How to harness the power of ‘age diversity’
• Article: 6 Ways to Add Age in Your Diversity and Inclusion Guide
• Article: Age Discrimination Still Thrives in America
• Article: Do Your DE&I Efforts Consider Age, Class, and Lived Experience?

Catch the other episodes in this series

• 34: Age Positivity an Interview with Barbara Brooks
• 36: How to Find Good Networking Events for Business Owners – Quick Fix Friday

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