Can anything be done to close the sad and enormous wage gap between women and men? Actually, based on what I heard at the Inclusion By Design: Equal Pay Day conference in New York City on Tuesday (Equal Pay Day), yes. The speakers at the conference (fr… Continue reading
Recently, Career Thought Leaders Consortium (CTL), a global think tank, issued a report and held a webinar about the six global megatrends it says are changing the career and hiring landscape. I value CTL’s work because it blends industry research with… Continue reading
College admissions season always makes families jittery. High school seniors wait anxiously for the fat or thin envelopes or emails that will determine their next four years. But this acceptance season has unnerved the whole country. Mind-boggling deta… Continue reading
This is an especially tricky tax season. Many tax-law changes Congress enacted in 2017 are now showing up on 2018 income tax returns. So it’s only natural that many taxpayers are confused. Next Avenue asked our readers to send us their questions. Then … Continue reading
Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t discriminate. No matter your fame, no matter how deep your pockets, it slowly, but methodically ravages minds. It’s an unwelcome visitor. Few understand this more than the family of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O… Continue reading
As Dr. Ann Hwang of the health care advocacy nonprofit Community Catalyst has written on Next Avenue, research studies show that older adults who volunteer are less likely to have high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease. They face a lower risk of… Continue reading
Alex Trebek, the longtime host of the TV game show Jeopardy, announced Wednesday that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In his announcement, Trebek, 78, said he realized the prognosis for the disease is “not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight thi… Continue reading
The first two federal safety net programs, Social Security and Unemployment Insurance, will turn 65 next year. This historic milestone is being preceded by a new focus from the new Congress on how the government’s safety net programs are performing and… Continue reading
The 2019 Oscars ceremony featured not only beautiful stars attired in glamorous fashions but an array of older talent. It’s too soon to say that the film — and television — industries are embracing people over 50 in front of the camera and behind it, b… Continue reading
After years of declining ratings and a series of botched proposed changes to the ceremony, the Oscars, airing Sunday, February 24, are desperate for some attention. But where will that attention come from? As an NPR film critic who watched some of the … Continue reading