Do women face a tougher time finding a job than men as we age? According to economists, women 35 and up are far less likely to be considered for certain jobs than younger women or men of the same age. And the cause may be related to evolutionary biology. PBS Newshour economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. David Neumark, University of California, Irvine …. used the audit study approach to study ageism and sexism. … There’s a hint that older male workers have lower callback rates than younger male workers, but there’s much stronger evidence, in terms of magnitudes and how robust the finding is, of age discrimination against older women.
 
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