Category Archives: Working
NPR’s Ina Jaffe Explores Aging
We recently posted about Ina Jaffe’s NPR News report that featured Long Beach Senior Arts Colony residents Veronica Bryant and Kyle Cohen: Finding Affordable Senior Housing Is A Challenge For Many Americans. Here’s Why (5:47) There are three other reports in … Continue reading
Old Pros at Melvyn’s Restaurant in Palm Springs
Although those of us of a certain age do our best to rise to the occasion as we’re faced with the constant and rapid changes inherent in modern life, there are times when a little stability, a little familiarity can be … Continue reading
Older Women Face Workplace Problems
If you’re an older woman who’s trying to hold onto a job or looking for a new one, you may face some harsh realities. Older Women Are Being Forced Out of the Workforce by Lauren Stiller Rikleen in Harvard Business Review: … Continue reading
Six “Purpose Prize” Winners Announced by Encore.Org
The six 2015 winners of The Purpose Prize from Encore.Org have been announced by Purpose Prize Director Eunice Lin Nichols. EngAGE congratulates these exceptional people whose “second acts” are making significant contributions to the world: Journalist Laurie Ahern, 61, became … Continue reading
The Value of Older Workers
We wrote a post about Barbara Beskind almost two years ago, but she’s still making news: “At 91, Barbara Beskind is three times the age of many of the people around the table. She was hired at IDEO (a design and … Continue reading
Is Mandatory Retirement Age an Obsolete Concept?
There was a time when retirement meant limited activity — maybe a round of golf, a little puttering in the garden, an occasional game of bridge. There was no concept of working beyond “retirement age” and certainly no concept of … Continue reading
