The different forms of Ageism (and some justifications)

 Age discrimination can take many different forms: from offensive comments and exclusion from social activities, to being overlooked for a promotion. 

The Dice Diversity and Inclusion Report from 2018 shows that ageism is a widespread issue in tech. Around 76% of respondents believe that ageism exists in the tech industry. Plus, 43% of professionals aged between 36-39, think that their age would be an issue if they tried to get a new job in tech. And that percentage nearly doubles once professionals turn 46-49 years of age. 

PayScale.com looked into the median ages of employees who work at well-known tech corporations, like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, SpaceX, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Oracle. 
They found that Facebook, LinkedIn, and SpaceX have a median employee age of 29. And only a few companies like HP, Oracle, and IBM, have a median employee age of 35.

For a point of reference, at the time of the study the median age of all labor forces in America was 42. 

Source: Careerist.com

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