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Employers learning gray matters
by Betty Beard More employers now realize they need to recruit and retrain older workers — especially Baby Boomers. But many aren’t sure how to go about that. And at the same time, mature applicants are seeking jobs in drastically changed workplaces that have gone…
Author: The Arizona Republic
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Census: Many Ky. Baby Boomers aren't retiring
Decision to keep working has many benefits, experts say Original Source By Marcus Green Even as Kentucky’s Baby Boomers near traditional retirement age, they and other older workers make up one of the state’s fastest-growing parts of the work force, according to new Census data.…
Author: The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)
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Challenge the Boomers to Make a Difference
By Marc Freedman Some people watching the presidential race say it’s time for boomers to clear the room. And some leaders in the nonprofit world might agree. It is easy to understand the reaction. With nearly 10,000 people turning 60 each day, an army of…
Author: The Chronicle on Philanthropy
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Dare to Be 100: John Gardner, Uncommon American
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University Every life can be measured by the friends that one makes along the way. My life is incredibly richer because of the friendship of one man, John Gardner. A PBS special on his…
Author: Huffington Post
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New Thinking Needed to Promote Active Ageing
By Anne Connolly Opinion: In Ireland and throughout the developed world, people are living longer and healthier lives. Every decade, life expectancy is increasing by 2.5 years. At least half of the babies born today in Ireland are likely to live to be 100. The Central…
Author: Irish Times
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Study on Bermuda’s girls is needed
The below Royal Gazette article looks at how findings from a new report about unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment, “Out of School and On the Wall,” led its co-author Dr. Jethwani-Keyser to discover that there was a need for more in-depth analysis on…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Historic Decision at the United Nations
Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Geneva) – In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on human rights violations based…
Author: Human Rights Watch
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New Interactive Video Educates Latino Youth About the Program and Includes a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington
Today, NCLR is rolling out a new campaign, the Social Security VideoQuiz, to educate Latino youth about Social Security and what it means for them and their families. Social Security supports workers when they retire or if they become disabled, and if a parent dies,…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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The rise of the 'granny nannies'
By Eilish O’Regan Elderly parents are bailing out their adult children with gifts of cash or assets, while regularly helping to care for their grandchildren too. The rise of the “granny nannies” is confirmed in a comprehensive study on ageing published yesterday. Nearly half of…
Author: Independent.ie
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Modern philanthropists do it their way
By Catherine Armitage. UNIVERSITIES hoping to reap the benefits of the latest golden age of wealth creation will need to stop complaining about these “wretched billionaires who want to get involved”. That’s the message, crudely put, from Matthew Bishop and Michael Green who argue in…
Author: The Australian