Diversity is not related just to sex. Diversity has many facets and age is one of them: even if we tend to focus more on granting access to the job market to young grads, we’d not forget the consistent value coming from more experienced people.
A balanced, cognitively diverse workforce is a winning attribute!
Few excerpts:
- if you are older, you are likely to be considered less capable, less able to adapt, or less willing to roll up your sleeves and do something new than your younger peers.
- research actually shows that people who stop working and retire often suffer from