Can the way you write be problematic in a multigenerational workplace? I didn’t think so until I read linguist Gretchen McCulloch’s new book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. She makes the case that the internet has changed language significantly. It’s created a divide between those who learned to write in an analog […]
Bay Area Woman Has Had It With Tech Bias From KQED radio “Perspectives”: Silicon Valley tech companies and their workplaces are the envy of the world. But for Pilar Wolfsteller the tech ecosystem has lost its shine. I’m now 49, and I have had three Valley tech jobs in four years, two of which I […]
Diversity and Inclusion initiatives have made some progress with gender, POC, LGBTQ but age remains an elusive and rarely discussed topic of discrimination. Next For Me founder Jeff Tidwell reports on their research “Understanding the 50+ Worker” and how organizations can begin to confront the silent bias of age. Presented at Tech Inclusion on September […]
Maren Thomas Bannon is an investor in female led startup companies. She writes about venture capital on Forbes. Her recent story details the bias of both age and gender in tech companies. The data says ageism starts young in tech There’s no getting past the fact that tech is a young industry. Studies show that age […]
Next For Me CEO and Co-founder Jeff Tidwell sat down with Mule Design to discuss the issues facing 50+ workers. In the wide-ranging discussion, they cover our mind-set for persevering in our careers, the financial realities of millions of Americans confronting the ideas of retirement, AARP, stereotypes, ageism in the workplace and plenty of laughs. […]