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Why Are Experienced Women Being Overlooked At Work? (The Truth About Corporate Ageism) #ageismatwork #womeninleadership #corporatebias

Does hitting your late 40s automatically change your value in the corporate world? While men are often celebrated as experienced and wise as they age, women frequently face a double standard that treats them as past their prime. In this episode of Ella Podcasts, host Ella Sherman sits down with a clinical psychologist and corporate change experts to look at the hidden reality of age discrimination against women in the workplace.

The conversation breaks down how companies hide behind diversity metrics while quietly letting go of senior female talent, forcing many to leave the corporate track entirely. We also look at the heavy pressure to stay looking young just to remain visible to management.

Here is what we cover in this episode:

The Gray Hair Double Standard: Why aging frames men as distinguished experts but marks women for career decline.

The Diversity Gap: How corporate inclusion policies focus on younger hiring pools but neglect midlife career progression.

The Mama or Auntie Energy: Navigating the subtle shift where colleagues view you as a maternal figure instead of a competent professional leader.

The Cost of Staying Youthful: How the beauty and longevity industries profit from professional women trying to maintain workplace authority.

Interviewing Younger Managers: The awkward reality of reassuring an inexperienced boss that your background is not a threat to them.

The Upside of Aging: Why emotional regulation, stronger boundaries, and lifelong adaptation make older women a company's greatest asset.

🔔𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@EllasPodcast...

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Why Are Experienced Women Being Overlooked At Work? (The Truth About Corporate Ageism) #ageismatwork #womeninleadership #corporatebias

Does hitting your late 40s automatically change your value in the corporate world? While men are often celebrated as experienced and wise as they age, women frequently face a double standard that treats them as past their prime. In this episode of Ella Podcasts, host Ella Sherman sits down with a clinical psychologist and corporate change experts to look at the hidden reality of age discrimination against women in the workplace.

The conversation breaks down how companies hide behind diversity metrics while quietly letting go of senior female talent, forcing many to leave the corporate track entirely. We also look at the heavy pressure to stay looking young just to remain visible to management.

Here is what we cover in this episode:

The Gray Hair Double Standard: Why aging frames men as distinguished experts but marks women for career decline.

The Diversity Gap: How corporate inclusion policies focus on younger hiring pools but neglect midlife career progression.

The Mama or Auntie Energy: Navigating the subtle shift where colleagues view you as a maternal figure instead of a competent professional leader.

The Cost of Staying Youthful: How the beauty and longevity industries profit from professional women trying to maintain workplace authority.

Interviewing Younger Managers: The awkward reality of reassuring an inexperienced boss that your background is not a threat to them.

The Upside of Aging: Why emotional regulation, stronger boundaries, and lifelong adaptation make older women a company's greatest asset.

Our Featured Guests:

Dr Ronina Stevens - Clinical Psychologist specialising in anxiety, depression, and trauma recovery. Nataly Papadin - Global Transformation Leader in the technology space. Latha Prasad - Corporate Change Consultant and Midlife Career Coach.

If you are navigating midlife career transitions, fighting hiring bias, or managing leadership challenges, this episode gives you the real talk and perspective you need to know you are not alone.

🔔𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@EllasPodcast...

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Podcast is currently on your favourite platforms:

👉 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast...

👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GTmqCX...

👉 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/759...

🔗 Stay Connected With Us.

Facebook Group:   / 816892014485089  

LinkedIn Group:   / 16549037  

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