Jacqueline Freeman | Who Decided Experience Has An Expiry Date?

When does experience stop being valued? At what age? Experienced women are being systematically sidelined from the workforce from the age of 40. The average unemployment timeline for over-50s in Australia is 86 weeks. Cognitive peak occurs in the late 50s. And the retirement age in Australia is 67. It’s 65 in New Zealand. You do the math. Yet, organisations continue to treat experience as a liability while calling it something more palatable such as restructuring, over-qualified, budget constraints.In this episode, Di Gillett and Jacqueline Freeman get straight to the point. This is not a feel-good episode. It is a thought leadership conversation with real intellectual teeth, and actionable insights for the woman who has ever felt the system beginning to look through her - rather than at her.Your experience isn’t baggage. It’s leverage. We explore:💡  Age discrimination in the workplace💡  Retirement age and employment challenges💡  Unconscious bias in hiring practices💡  The mental health impact of age discrimination💡  The value of older workers💡  Strategies to combat workplace discrimination💡  The future of age inclusivity in employment Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations.🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts.✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Jacqueline Freeman?Jacqueline Freeman has spent three decades at the top of media and advertising. In 2025 she founded 58 & Unapologetic after a LinkedIn post about ageism went viral, making her one of the key authorities on age discrimination in the workforce, in the Southern Hemisphere. She writes and speaks on ageism, visibility and is a passionate advocate for the economic case for experience. Find Jacqueline at:Website https://58andunapologetic.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinefreeman-763ab891Instagram https://www.instagram.com/58andunapologetic/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated.Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits:Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.