Editor’s Note: Each edition of this Women Entrepreneur series, Behind the Numbers, presents a stat about a disadvantage women face in work and in business, examines the dynamics at play and provides ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz Elting is a billion-dollar founder who covers women and business. The American workforce is the most age-diverse it has ever ...

Ageism in the workplace occurs when someone is treated unfairly or unfavorably because of their age. It may involve an employee being passed over for promotion or being prevented from taking on ...

There’s a quiet problem that’s been growing in recent years and can significantly impact those within executive and leadership ranks: age discrimination. While public conversations around workplace ...