I think age, unfortunately, is a barrier even it shouldn't be as first because it's also some sort very rude discrimination. Every company, community or society considering itself as fair, open-minded and democratic should think and take care of it.
From my personal experience, being fired (6 years ago at the age of 44) literally overnight and completely out of the blue, I found myself in an entirely new situation looking for a job.
On one of the interviews, I thought I didn't understand it well when I was told how I am too experienced for their company. - lol - Very nice formulation to tell someone, in other words, being too old.
On another one (it was a smaller company with 30-something CEO) who realized during the interview that I know more than he does, so it was more than obvious he was threatened for his own position in the company if he hires me. Therefore, I've been told, as he couldn't find any better explanation that I for some (undisclosed) reason don't quite fit to the company vision.
There were plenty of those totally irrational stupidities I had to face at the time. They were quite innovative in making excuses and explanations.
In the beginning, I was stunned, completely shocked and surprised, frustrated, even quite hurt, demotivated and finally depressed with all this.
But, after some time I completely changed my attitude into something like: "I'm challenging you curious to see if you are smart enough to have on your team someone who holds the answers to the problems and obstacles you are not even aware are coming your way!?"
Unbelievably, but that attitude made a change. I wasn't anymore asking or even begging for the job; I was offering the greatest tool (me) for completing it, they could find on the market.
Today, being 50 - I'm thinking and feeling about myself as the 18 years old one with 32 years of experience! 😜
BTW - @claudiop63 created #steemseniors channel on Steemit Chat, so feel free to join.
More about it, you can see under his post.