We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
States that want to encourage people to have more kids should think about making it easier to raise them
The benefits of long-term investing are not for everyone
Regulatory shift means more meaningful answers will soon be possible
The latest version of the dating show attracts not only over 65s but younger viewers too
Adjustments for symptoms could benefit the wider workforce if fewer older women quit jobs
Efforts to raise birth rates and increase the population are making little headway
The rise of direct cremations might save money, but what would mourners lose?
In an increasingly polarised and performative society, vibes are now often trumping objective reality
Non-profit offers $101mn for discoveries that will restore muscle, brain and immune functions
Ofcom report on digital habits finds YouTube has overtaken Facebook as UK’s most visited website
Pro-choice campaigners link ultra-conservative rhetoric to Kremlin’s desire for more soldiers
Younger workers have new expectations of risk, reward and responsibility
Competence and capability are the best ways to assess leaders whatever their age
The desk-renting start-up’s implosion ought to teach investors not to bet the future on the recent past
This enlightened state is the biggest perk of middle age. Emma Jacobs is still waiting for it to hit
Research suggests experienced founders are more likely to succeed, despite the prejudices of investors
A new study of chimpanzees has failed to explain why humans and some animals survive post-menopause
Contempt for younger workers protesting at the daily grind masks the fact that so few are happy with it
Fear of ageing is nothing new. But it’s happening younger and younger
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Palestinian enclave which is more crowded than Manhattan in parts
The number of over-65s working is rising as older people take an active role in the world
The poorest in the US suffer early deaths in a way that their other developed world counterparts do not
Pronatalist policies in countries such as Poland and France have mixed results as governments seek to fill labour shortages
A new study finds older people are sensitive to the challenges faced by young adults
Rising prices, high rates and demographics are reversing millennial gains
International Edition