At what age do you think, in our culture, 'ageism' begins for a woman (for work and dating)?
(*Ageism is bias against a certain individual or group on the grounds of age)
2006-11-14 02:22:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Which culture are you refering to? Could you be more specific?
2006-11-14 02:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sort of feel that this is like asking" how long is a piece of string" because different businesses, and different groups of individuals have different beliefs and policies about how old a person has to be, before he or she may be considered "unacceptable" to join their ranks. A year or so ago, I remember hearing something about a class action suit against Wal-Mart, whom they claimed was finding ways of firing off their older department managers and hiring younger ones, because they didn't have to pay the younger ones so much, and the younger ones were less likely to be using the health insurance for more expensive health problems. I don't recall hearing any more about how that action went, or if it proceeded at all, but this kind of thing is definitely a good example of some of the issues that business enterprises often do bring into the equation when they are making their "age policies".
On a better note, I recently caught a little segment on the news where more and more businesses were actually courting older people for employment in certain jobs. They considered more senior-aged employees to have a much better work ethic, more overall life experience, and in a lot of instances were less, rather than more likely to be taking time off for all kinds of not that serious ailments.. I certainly salute that one.
. When it comes to dating, that is strictly a private matter for each individual to have to decide for himself., or herself. If the person YOU might be interested in thinks you are "too old" for him/her, there isn't much you can do about it. We all have to consider a number of factors about that "other person" that may or may not rule them out as a potential life partner. That's one of those "personal preference" issues that cannot be legislated lol.
2006-11-14 03:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by sharmel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the profession of course, but in a business field not relating to beauth, fitness or entertainment (which would be younger), I'd say, early 50's. Since women tend to be married to men that are slightly older, employers may feel that these women's husband's may be on the verge or retirement, and they may retire too.
2006-11-14 02:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
25-40
2006-11-14 02:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by HEATHER V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely 50 when it comes to work there are still a lot of people who are willing to work at that age.
2006-11-14 02:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by redditch b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably around 50, although I think it would vary with each individual. (there are some "very young" and some "very old" 50 year olds)
2006-11-14 02:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by NAN G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
26.
But I disagree with that.
It should be closer to 19.
2006-11-14 02:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋