Re:Generation B - Middle Aged, Laid Off and Losing Hope
by vermontdevil on Sunday August 30, 2009 @03:16PM
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Discrimination comes in different forms than % of people being employed.
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Re:Generation B - Middle Aged, Laid Off and Losing Hope
by anamax on Monday August 31, 2009 @03:04AM
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True, but would you rather be "discriminated against in the workplace but employed" or "unemployed"?
This line of thought reminds me of the furor over the lack of women on the boards of fortune 500 companies. I find it hard to get excited over whether folks who are otherwise extremely favored (namely the women who would be considered) run into a glass ceiling. The vast majority of both men and women run into glass ceilings that are a lot lower.
It's sort of like being mad because the oldest son gets to be king even if there's an even older daughter. Discrimination, sure, but it's not a problem worth significant effort.