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UnCeiling You: Career Growth for Women Ready to Rise Without Burning OutToo Old, Too Green, Too Much? How Age Bias Impacts Career Growth and LeadershipIn this thought-provoking episode of UnCeiling You, Dr. Natalie Luke and Sheila tackle one of the most overlooked topics in workplace equity—age bias. They explore how age diversity impacts innovation, collaboration, and leadership development, while highlighting the benefits of mutual mentoring and a longevity mindset for thriving in today’s workforce.You’ll learn how to: ✅ Recognize hidden ageism and its cost to career growth ✅ Foster inclusive, mixed-age teams that drive collaboration ✅ Embrace career flexibility and continuous learning ✅...
2025-06-0234 min
Career Blast in a HalfStop With The Age Labels : Shedding "OK Boomer" & "Entitled Millennial" I Sheila CallahamWe've created a system of fictional generational boxes that don't exist in reality.
"Boomer," "Gen X," "Millennial" - arbitrary labels with zero scientific basis.
Yet we use them daily to dismiss, categorize, and stereotype people who were simply born during a random year span.
The cost?
Innovation stifled.
Talent wasted.
Workplaces poisoned.
The coming demographic shift (longer lives, fewer births) will expose this charade.
The winners will be those who see people, not labels.
The question isn't which generation you belong to.
It's whether you'll per...
2025-03-1931 min
a2a - the art 2 agingFighting For FairnessAn important conversation this week with Sheila Callaham, founder of Age Equity Alliance. Sheila talks about the urgent need for employers to recognize age equity in the workplace for their own benefit, how the elimination of DEI policies in the US negatively impacts older workers and how many of the policies of the Trump administration will lead to hardship, poverty and homelessness for many who are currently over the age of 50. You need to hear this. Get full access to a2a: the art 2 aging at theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-0729 min
Race Reflections AT WORKAgeism and racism at workIn today's episode Simone reflects on ageism and how it intersects with other systems of oppression inside and outside of the workplace. They draw on their experience working with clients, their personal experience and some studies and articles around the topic.They begin with their definition of ageism as a system of inequality that impacts people who are either on the young or old sides of the age spectrum. They think about how people often think of older, elderly and ageing people when thinking about ageism but often don’t include younger people who are also vulnerable an...
2024-12-1616 min
News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging ClubSupreme Court Aging Cases, Hiring Older Workers, Bad Publicity for Indeed, Broadcast TV Older Viewers Advertising 9-10-24Presented by Benjamin Surmi, Koelsch CommunitiesAARP 2024 Roundup of Potential Cases Supreme Court Might Be Taking Related to Aging (Including class action suit technicalities) https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/legal-advocacy/2024-supreme-court-preview/employment-discrimination.htmlhttps://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/aarp_foundation/2024/Supreme-Cour-Preview-08.29.2024-FINAL.pdfPresented by Ellen Khalifa, Behavior Change for Health Span and Wellness CoachForbes 7-8-24 Age is Now an HR Strategy by Sheila Callaham https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2024/07/08/two-reasons-why-age-is-now-a-critical-people-strategy/Sheila...
2024-09-1155 min
Aging MattersAge Equity in the Workplace w/ Sheila Callaham, Executive Director, Age Equity Alliance 5/21/24Conversation w/ Sheila Callaham, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Age Equity Alliance (AEA), about the status and age-related challenges of age 50+ employees in the workplace, why age equity in the workplace is needed, and AEA solutions.
2024-05-2157 min
Doing the Opposite: Business DisruptorsDoing the Opposite: Business Disruptors - The Best of Season 3SEASON FOUR IS COMING VERY SOONIn the mean time, here's a little taster of some of the fabulous guests and insightful discussion with business leaders and game changers from throughout Season 3. Featuring:Sue Fennessey - Founder and CEO of WeAre8Nazir Afzal - Chancellor of the University of Manchester, and former Chief Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution ServiceSimone Roche MBE - Founder of Northern Power WomenSheila Callaham - Co-founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair for Age Equity AllianceDr. Vikas Shah - Entrepreneur, investor...
2023-08-2406 min
Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors“Having courage to change” - A panel discussion on the future of the WorkplaceWelcome to a special episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors – a panel discussion with innovative business leaders. Today, Jeff Dewing is joined by Nicola Smith who is Interim CEO at Timewise, an organisation championing flexible working and equality in the workplace. Simone Roche MBE is founder of Northern Power Women, a community spanning all sectors, genders and socio-economic groups that is dedicated to accelerating gender equality and social mobility. And Sheila Callaham is a co-founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair for Age Equity Alliance who are committed to helping businesses, organisations, and communities ensure Age Equity in the wor...
2023-03-2236 min
Demo PagesIntroduction to Ageism in the WorkplaceWelcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You.This track will cover definitions of ageism, some experiences of older people in the workplace, and assess ways of altering an ageist culture and developing a more inclusive workplace for older peopleFurther info:
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[Article] Workplace Ageism Requires Leadership Action: 10 Steps To Proactively Address The Problem Sheila Callaham
[Article] Why We Need To Talk About Age And Aging In The Workplace Sheila Callaham
[Report] Ageism is a global challenge: UN United Nations
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2023-03-0409 min
StartHERfiveEp. 22 Ageism: It's Impact on Black Women in the WorkplaceIf you don't mind me asking... how old are you? A question, or microaggression at that, many black women receive especially in the workplace. S5 sits down with a real, deep, and entertaining conversation around ageism.
Our first resource is Forbes. Check out this article written by Sheila Callaham that discusses how or a Black or Brown woman, ageism creates a triple threat for potential bias and discrimination. She breaks down how these threats impact us specifically in a quick two minute read. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION section of Forbes.
https://www.forbes.co...
2022-12-1948 min
Workplace JusticeWhy Age Equity in the Workplace Matters with Sheila CallahamEvery one of us, ages. When it comes to aging, no one is exempted. And when you are an employee, you are not immune to age biases in the workplace. Misperceptions and outdated assumptions about older workers’ skills and proficiency are hurting more and more employees as the number of older workers grows. Age discrimination is unacceptable, and you can help make it stop. In this episode, we talked to Sheila Callaham, Executive Director and Board Chair of Age Equity Alliance, about the underlying motivation of age discrimination in the workplace, ho...
2021-03-0840 min
Inspired Conversations with Linda JoyActivate Your Braveheart to Bring Your Dreams to LifeAired Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 2:00 PM ET Activate Your Braveheart to Bring Your Dreams to Life Within you is all you need to break through your fears, live authentically and to create the life you dream of. Best-selling author and motivational and certified Law of Attraction coach Sheila Callaham joins me to talk about what it means to be a Braveheart and how, when you activate your braveheart, you can discover the strength and courage to follow your heart, go after your dreams, and to face the fears and false beliefs that sabotage you in living your purpose...
2017-02-2157 min