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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