U.S. Capitol

A panel of experts highlight the role that flexible workplaces can play in responding to the challenges of an aging workforce. Academic researchers explain the economic, demographic and social trends that can and should affect the development of policy in this arena.

Program

Letter to Members of Congress

Agenda

Panelists Bios

Chai R. Feldblum, J.D

• Professor Feldblum's comments
• Workplace Flexibility 2010 Staff & Consultants
• Workplace Flexibility 2010 Fact Sheet: Older Workers and the Need for Workplace Flexibility

Kathleen Christensen, PhD

• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's National Initiative on Workplace Flexibility
• Issue Brief: Flexible Work Options and Older Workers

Robert Hutchens, PhD, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University

• Charts:
  • Population Pyramids for the United States
  • Labor force participation rates of men age 55 and over, annual averages, 1963-2003
  • Labor force participation rates of women age 55 and over, annual averages, 1963-2003

Michael A. Smyer, PhD & Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, Sloan Center for Flexible Work Options and Older Workers, Boston College

• Perspectives: Older Workers' Priorities and Preferences
• Perspectives: Aligning Business Needs with Older Workers' Preferences and Priorities
• The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College

Robert B. Hudson, PhD, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston University

• Remarks on What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility

Phyllis Moen, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota

• Beyond Mystiques and Mismatches: Unpacking Retirement and Work