Women of all Ages Experience Ageism

Listen as Janine shares profound wisdom on aging, pertinent to both men and women, and how we can overcome the negative connotations associated with it in the workplace and our lives.As CEO of Encore Roadmap, Janine brings over three decades of experience leading social and organizational change initiatives to her current work, speaking, writing, and consulting with businesses, media, and brands on how they can become more age-inclusive, leverage the skills of older workers, and help intergenerational teams succeed.In 2018, Janine founded Changing the Narrative, a leading U.S. campaign to end ageism, through which she's trained over 30,000 people worldwide in ageism, reframing aging, and creating more age-inclusive workplaces, marketing, and communications. She has led multiple campaigns against ageism, including on the same pAge, a 2019 campaign to lead 100 intergenerational conversations about ageism in 10 days, and Changing the Narrative’s Anti-Ageist Birthday Card campaign.The former chair of The Encore Network, she now co-chairs its Public Policy Advocacy Committee and serves on the boards of CWI Labs, which champions older adults in the workforce, and The Legacy Project, which builds strong intergenerational relationships.Janine's work has earned numerous awards, including the Top 25 Powerful Women in Business by the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, the Denver Regional Council of Governments’ Metro Vision Award, and the American Society on Aging’s 2024 Award for Success in Diminishing Ageism.A lawyer, community organizer, and social entrepreneur, what drives Janine is the belief that human potential should not be wasted, and that people of all ages, identities, and zip codes should have an opportunity to contribute their strengths and talents.She frequently quotes civil rights leader Grace Lee Boggs: “We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.”