I'm a Gen X job seeker who's afraid my gray hair is turning employers away — but I refuse to dye it

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Elizabeth Davis said she considered borrowing a friend's wig.

Elizabeth Davis

I quit tech because I felt seen as too old. I didn't want to spend my 40s pretending to be 29.

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Maureen Wiley Clough

Jennifer Love Hewitt, 45, says fans have a 'hard time' accepting that she doesn't look like she did in her 20s

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Jennifer Love Hewitt says she isn't ashamed of growing older despite the comments she gets about her appearance.

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Skipping college, switching jobs, and navigating office politics: What older Americans regret about their careers

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Older Americans outlined their biggest regrets about their careers.

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Ageism at work

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Two weeks after he and his wife closed on a summer house, Kevin Berman was laid off.

How Gen Zers can beat negative stereotypes in a tough job market

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Gen Zers feel they are being discriminated against while they search for jobs.

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I got laid off at 55 after 2 decades at the same company but bounced back quickly thanks to my network.

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I was shocked when a recruiter told me I was too old for another tech job. But now I'm fighting back.

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Vern Six

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Barbara Corcoran says older workers should act young and 'full of life' in interviews to land jobs due to the problem of ageism

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Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and Shark Tank investor.

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A new study makes it official: Women are always the wrong age for employers

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Women of different ages pop in and out of holes in a whack-a-mole scenario. A big turquoise mallet comes and hits some of the women on the head.
Women in every age bracket reported facing workplace age discrimination.

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