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The Harsh Truth About Ageism in the Workplace | Jane Evans
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What happens when you’re told your career’s over at 50?
In this episode of the Courageous Leaders Podcast, I speak with Jane Evans, award-winning creative director and founder of The 7th Tribe and one of her generation’s most successful female creatives.
From being the first woman in multiple creative departments to launching a global movement to fight midlife invisibility, Jane’s story is raw, inspiring, and a wake-up call for how we treat women over 50 in the workplace.
We Cover:
01:10 – Getting harassed on day two of art school
03:08 – What it really took to survive as a woman in advertising
06:22 – The line that doubled her salary overnight
09:17 – The career highs and the shocking fall that followed
13:29 – Why she started a business from a warehouse with her kids upstairs
18:04 – How her partner erased her financial future
21:58 – Being ignored for jobs and told she was “too old”
25:45 – The tweet that launched a global campaign
28:56 – From ad legend to food bank queue and what she did next
33:19 – Why she says this is a national emergency
36:12 – The one mindset that’s helped her survive it all
41:08 – What brands miss by ignoring older audiences
46:35 – How to stop fear from keeping you small
52:42 – Jane’s advice for women ready to do work that matters
59:10 – Where she still wants to be more courageous in her life
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Chapters
1. The Harsh Truth About Ageism in the Workplace | Jane Evans (00:00:00)
2. Getting harassed on day two of art school (00:01:10)
3. What it really took to survive as a woman in advertising (00:03:08)
4. The line that doubled her salary overnight (00:06:22)
5. The career highs and the shocking fall that followed (00:09:17)
6. Why she started a business from a warehouse with her kids upstairs (00:13:29)
7. How her partner erased her financial future (00:18:04)
8. Being ignored for jobs and told she was “too old” (00:21:58)
9. The tweet that launched a global campaign (00:25:45)
10. From ad legend to food bank queue and what she did next (00:28:56)
11. Why she says this is a national emergency (00:33:19)
12. The one mindset that’s helped her survive it all (00:36:12)
13. What brands miss by ignoring older audiences (00:41:08)
14. How to stop fear from keeping you small (00:46:35)
15. Jane’s advice for women ready to do work that matters (00:52:42)
16. Where she still wants to be more courageous in her life (00:59:10)
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