Why women over 50 are the future of work in the age of Artificial Intelligence

“They are among the most underused sources of resilience, intelligence, and practical capability in the labor market,” Vitaud writes.

If companies are serious about surviving—and growing—in an age of volatility, here are nine reasons why they need to stop overlooking them.

Calling them “guides to our future,” Vitaud says that women over 50 have the adaptability, emotional intelligence and strategic thinking needed for teams to succeed in a workforce that’s currently marked by breakneck change, tumultuous current events, and far more questions than answers.

“The conditions of the coming economy favor the kinds of strengths they have too often been forced to develop in silence,” she writes.

Read the full piece, as well as other important stories about the barriers women and senior-level professionals face in the workforce—and what we stand to lose if we don’t include them.