A woman crosses a street in Tokyo, Japan, on March 7. Employers often see little merit in offering jobs to women wanting to return to work in their 40s. Photo: Bloomberg
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Why ageism in the workplace is a bigger obstacle for women than glass ceilings
- While high-achieving women rightly demand access to boardrooms and top salaries, little attention is paid to midlife women struggling to re-enter the workforce
- As our ageing society makes this problem more prevalent, more resources must go into reskilling women – and men – who still have much to contribute later in life
A woman crosses a street in Tokyo, Japan, on March 7. Employers often see little merit in offering jobs to women wanting to return to work in their 40s. Photo: Bloomberg
