by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 14, 2022 | Ageism, Gender Bias, gender diversity, Gendered Ageism, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
Here are the facts: By 2035, people over sixty-five in the United States will outnumber people under eighteen. By the year 2050, around 83.7 million or 22% of the US population will be older than sixty-five. Surprised? In our youth-centric culture, these facts may be...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 26, 2022 | Diversity and Inclusion, gender diversity, Gendered Ageism
It’s not often that we see strong older women characters in film or TV. In May 2015, when Netflix introduced us to Grace and Frankie, portrayed by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, that changed. Through seven seasons, we laughed and cried with these characters. We...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 15, 2022 | Gender Bias, gender diversity
Did you know that a three or four-year-old child is already gender-biased? Several research studies have found that young children “exhibit gender stereotypes, racial prejudice, and preference for their own race”. Danielle Perszyk, a psychologist at Northwestern...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 15, 2020 | Diversity and Inclusion, gender diversity, leadership, workplace
According to scientific research, the first things we notice about someone are their race and gender. Because right or wrong, we are assessing how different or similar they are to us. The similarity comforts us. The differences can threaten us. To deal with this fear...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 10, 2020 | gender diversity, Women in Business
Despite diversity initiatives and unconscious bias training, gender bias is still a major issue for women seeking leadership positions. We can’t discount the influence this bias has on women’s advancement and the ability for women to maintain their status over time....
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 18, 2019 | ambition, gender diversity
Susan told me in confidence that she sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night in a panic. The fear that someone will discover her age consumes her. At 62, she uses Botox and filler to hide the signs of aging and takes her birthday off from work each year to avoid...
Recent Comments