Rosalind C. Barnett Roundtable Home Mission Statement About Ann Richards About the Sponsors Biographies Speakers Media Guests Roundtable Presentations Directions Related Links Book by Roz and co-author Caryl Rivers is published and available: Same Difference: How Gender Myths are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs Related Links Ann Richards Invitational Gender and the Media Roundtable Women's Studies Research Center Brandeis University Rosalind C. Barnett at the Henry A. Murray Research Archive HOME | CV | JOURNAL PAPERS | PAPERS BY TOPIC | RESEARCH | PRESENTATIONS | DATA | LINKS | Speaker Request Form | Testimonials The Ann Richards Invitational Roundtable on Gender and the Media Older Workers: Benefits and Obstacles for Women's and Men's Continued Employment October 24, 2008 2008 Roundtable Presentations Keynote Speaker: The Ambiguity of Extended Work Careers, David Ekerdt, Ph.D., University of Kansas Roundtable 1: Should I stay at work? Physical and Mental Health as Factors in Retirement Decisions Jacquelyn B. James, Ph.D., Boston College Couples' retirement decisions, Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, Ph.D, UMass Boston Bridge Jobs: The Role of Bridge Jobs in the Retirement Process, Kevin E. Cahill, Ph.D., Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College Roundtable 2: Can I stay at work? Corporate Policies: Older Workers at the 21st Century Workplace, Marci Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College How Can Employed Caregivers with Elder-Care Responsibilities Stay on the Job? Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D., Brandeis University Technological Obstacles: Older Workers and Workplace Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges, Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D., University of Miami Lunch Speaker: Productive Aging: The Relationship of Purpose, Meaning, and Value to Work in Older Age, Erlene Rosowsky, Psy.D., Harvard Medical School Roundtable 3: What is the impact of Ageism? Attitudes toward older workers: Exploring the Silver Ceiling: Attitudes Toward Older Workers, Amanda Diekman, Ph.D., Miami University, Ohio Age Discrimination, Social Closure & Employment: Vincent J. Roscigno, Ph.D., Ohio State University Attitudes of older workers: Perceptions of workplace discrimination among older workers, Eliza K. Pavalko, Ph.D., Indiana University