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Silver Spring, MD
Joined April 2020
Nearly 60% of workers aged 45 and older have experienced or witnessed #AgeDiscrimination in the workplace. #Ageism is a growing issue that affects employees at all stages of their careers. Join us at the #CenturySummit V where we'll discuss this issue. 👉longevity-project.com/centur…
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Gr8 day spent at the Aging While Black Summit. Much was accomplished today from this important summit. Honored to be invited. @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @Paul_Irving1 @encore_janine @
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Check out our new article, "A Bridge to Retirement Security," on how phased retirement, part-time work, & remote options help older workers stay employed, secure finances, & balance caregiving. 🔗 ow.ly/OwNa50TC66i #RetirementSecurity #FlexibleWork #AgingWorkforce
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WorkingNation is back on stage, as our editor-in-chief, @RamonaWritesLA, holds a fireside chat with @CRAguh, senior advisor to the Project on Workforce at @Harvard and former chief innovation officer at @USDOL. #EQS24 @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL
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We’re wrapping up at #EQS24 with closing remarks by @CWILabs board member @encore_janine of changingthenarrativeco.org. @WorkforceINCL
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“It’s on all of us. With our first breath, we’re all aging. … We all have to work on embracing the gift that is aging … to tackle our own internal stereotypes and age discrimination.” -@Ramsey_Alwin, @NCOAging #EQS24 @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @AMWorkforce @cpc_nyc @NICOA_Aging
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Clayton Fong, president/CEO of @NAPCA_aging, is introducing the next #EQS24 panel, on “Pathways to Economic Stability for #OlderWorkers.” @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @AMWorkforce @Ramsey_Alwin @NCOAging @cpc_nyc @NICOA_Aging @HFisherWHUR @WHURfm
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As people live longer, they want and need to work longer, says @Ramsey_Alwin. The previous linear life stages of education➡️work➡️#Retirement are a thing of the past, and policies haven't caught up with this shift.
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“When we put money in #WkDev, we don’t put it on the farm. … We have people 62-70 yo on the average farm but they’re not getting resources to do that [needed] training. … Provide dollars to [#FamilyFarms] to train workers." -Cornelius Blanding, @Federation1967 #EQS24 @CWILabs
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We’ve got another fireside chat at #EQS24: @GaryAOfficer of @CWILabs and @WorkforceINCL is talking to @ElaineChao, former secretary of @USDOT and @USDOL. Livestream: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… @SecElaineChao
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“People have just got to force themselves … to learn new things. … I’m concerned that not more people, more organizations, are going into this space.” -@ElaineChao, ex-sec. of @USDOT and @USDOL Live stream: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… #EQS24 @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @GaryAOfficer
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Ex-@USDOT/@USDOL sec @ElaineChao says w/tech changing so fast, it’s a challenge to keep marginalized (incl. older) workers skilled: “How do we help the vulnerable? … Everything now is accelerated.” Stream: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… #EQS24 @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @GaryAOfficer
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We’re wrapping up the morning session at #EQS24 with @AngelaBeddoe, CEO of ANA Enterprise and @CWILabs board chair. But we’ll be back this afternoon recapping the action right here. @ANANursingWorld @WorkforceINCL
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We’re back at #EQS24, where @AngelaBeddoe, @CWILabs board chair, is presenting the CWI Labs Innovation & Thought Leadership Award to @DarrenWalker, president of @FordFoundation, via live stream. #EQS24 live stream: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… @WorkforceINCL
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How can philanthropic organizations address deep-seated workforce and economic inequities relating to #midcareer and #OlderWorkers? A panel of experts is discussing it now at #EQS24. @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @Ares_Management @AARPFoundation @NCFImpact @HFisherWHUR @WHURfm
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“We think about how we could put money behind tools that could achieve a lot more than individual grants.” -Claire Casey, @AARPFoundation Live stream: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… #EQS24 @CWILabs @WorkforceINCL @Ares_Management @NCFImpact @HFisherWHUR @WHURfm
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Can storytelling drive systemic change? @WorkingNation’s @RamonaWritesLA joins a discussion on storytelling's power, highlighting our #BreakingBarriers series. #EQS24 Sept. 24 livestream sign-up: web.cvent.com/event/01923885… @Ares_Management @shellycanokurtz @WorkforceINCL @CWILabs
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Have you registered for our Equity Summit? There is still time to join us online! Register today at web.cvent.com/event/01923885… #EQS24 #FutureOfWork
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We just published our latest article, "Rethinking Support Systems for the Modern Workforce." Discover how adapting to the evolving workplace can lead to greater engagement and productivity. Check it out here: ow.ly/CRpy50SZkjB
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