Pandemic's Toll- Older Workers and Economic Insecurity:

What Should Congress Do?

On Monday, April 5th, the Longevity Project and the National Council on Aging, in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity, held a virtual panel event on the toll the pandemic has had on older workers and the challenges of economic insecurity. The conversation focused on what Congress and the Biden Administration can do to address these challenges, including revitalizing training and re-skilling programs for older workers, enhancing retirement and support for career transitions, and addressing age discrimination in the workplace.

Keynote Speaker:

• Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Panelists:

• Elizabeth White, Author of Fifty-five, Underemployed, and Faking Normal

• Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO of NCOA

• Joshua Gotbaum, Guest Scholar, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

• Catherine Collinson, CEO and President, Transamerica Institute and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies

The panelists, along with the moderator, Ken Stern, Chair of the Longevity Project, explored the need for policy change to answer the demand for expanded training programs for older adults and how Congress will be instrumental in developing private and public partnerships to support older workers.

Read our analysis of the longevity challenges the Biden Administration faces in the wake of the pandemic here.