Age by https://padlet.com/dbostic_cook/Age Click below to type your answer to one of the questions in the presentation. What did you find interesting? How would you improve the presentation? en-us 2016-09-16 08:00:27 UTC 2016-10-10 10:31:20 UTC hello@padlet.com I do believe that older men are more socially acceptable than older women, both in the work place and in social settings, and even in terms of appearance. Youth is portrayed as the prime for women, whereas the value of men does not decrease as rapidly with their age, and their life experience is of a higher value. Even with lifestyle, an older unmarried man is a bachelor, but an older unmarried women is a spinster, with negative connotations. https://padlet.com/dbostic_cook/Age/wish/129459624
A women's age is also commented on more, even when not relevant to the context, when in the same situation, a man's wouldn't. ]]> 2016-10-10 10:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dbostic_cook/Age/wish/129459624 Older people should be valued more in the work place as they have experience that younger people do not- they now find it harder to apply to new jobs as their age is seen as a problem. There is the assumption that older people are unwilling to learn new things or are 'stuck in their ways'. https://padlet.com/dbostic_cook/Age/wish/129461887 2016-10-10 10:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dbostic_cook/Age/wish/129461887