‘Age Against the Machine: New rules for working in an ageist world’ seeks to challenge perceptions around age and liability in the workplace.
The synopsis of the book outlines “the ageing workforce is one of the most pressing social and economic challenges of our time — governments across the world have been talking about it for years, yet meaningful action remains stubbornly absent. By 2050, the ratio of working-age people supporting each person aged 65+ in Europe will fall from 3.4 to just 2, and people over 50 already contribute around 40% of US GDP — yet the systems governing work, hiring, and retirement remain largely unchanged.”
The book draws on psychology, sociology, gerontology, and the lived experiences of hundreds of midlife professionals and argues that age is one of our greatest assets.
Readers are encouraged to challenge ageism in their organisations and communities.
The book was published earlier this year and is the second of Dr Evans’ books. Her first, ‘From Talent Management to Talent Liberation: A Practical Guide for Professionals, Managers and Leaders’, was written with Professor John Arnold and Dr Andrew Rothwell and won a British Psychological Society Book Award. The book expanded on her doctoral research about talent management with a focus on workplace career conversations.
Dr Evans achieved her PhD in Talent and Career Management in 2017 from the School of Business and Economics, and was supervised by Professor John Arnold and Dr Andrew Rothwell.