As they grow older, women face more misperceptions about their dedication and productivity in the workplace. “Gendered ageism” is a type of sexism affecting women in their 40s and beyond. A 2021 academic study found that “if ageism is undoubtedly problematic for older workers’ identity processes, ageism and gender-stereotypes represent a double risk for women over 50 in the workplace.”
In her new book Not Done Yet!: How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power (Page Two, 2021), Bonnie Marcus, author, podcast host and certified executive coach, talks about the assumptions and fears about aging that hold women back in their career.
