Women over 50? Help not wanted
Women over 50? Help not wanted
- January 18, 2016
- David Neumark, economics Chancellor’s Professor, explains on PBS Newshour the challenges women over 50 face in the job market
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.
Watch online: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/women-over-50-help-not-wanted/
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