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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And yet, 87% of employers consider their companies to be “age-friendly” by offering opportunities, work arrangements, training and tools needed for employees of all ages to succeed in their current ...

Ageism in the workplace occurs when someone is treated unfairly or unfavorably because of their age. It may involve an employee being passed over for promotion or being prevented from taking on ...

IBM cannot ditch a former employee’s arbitration demand for age discrimination claims even though he missed the arbitration agreement’s stated deadline, the U.S. District Court for the District of ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sheila Callaham writes about age-related topics in the workplace. Last week, Denmark passed legislation to raise its retirement ...

To become a fully licensed physician, medical school graduates must complete a residency program at a certified institution. Medical students are “matched” to a residency program through the National ...