It is especially difficult when 62 percent of the profession is 51 years of age or older (compared to only 33 percent of overall workforce at 50 or older). (nreionline.com)
As for the future, the Labor Department forecasts even more overall workforce participation by older workers: Over the 20 years from 2002 to 2022, it expects the participation rate to rise from 61.9 to 67.5 for workers 55 to 64, and from 20.4 to 31.9 for those 65 to 74. (cnbc.com)
With that said, Atlassian's overall workforce still looks quite similar to its peers», which is to say it still has a long way to go in terms of diversity. (fortune.com)