Digital Ageist

Investigating #agediscrimination in hiring and employment. Share #agebias in job listings, such as requiring a #digitalnative (born 80s & later). #techatanyage

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

Imagine a workplace where it doesn't matter what age you are to participate, where applicants don't have to hide when they graduated, or act, dress and answer questions in ways they think will make them seem younger and "more employable." #DiversityandInclusion #DiverseWorkforce

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

“The same systems that reward confidence in male leaders, even if they’re incompetent, punish white women for lacking confidence, women of color for showing too much of it, and all women for demonstrating it in a way that’s deemed unacceptable.” https://t.co/Az72lQrgoD

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

Study finds that a quarter of the tweets analyzed in the 10 days after the pandemic was declared downplayed the importance of COVID-19 because it was perceived to be deadlier among older individuals, and 14% contained offensive content or jokes. https://t.co/vdnK0QijiL #Ageism

[Morgan Lee @MorganZLee]

Avoiding Age Discrimination in the Recruiting Process #Trust #HRTech #DisruptHR #PulseSurvey #Goalvana #Feedback #Syncademy #Learning https://t.co/5dOgJpqyUa via @millerhousewife

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

Time to make your nomination! https://t.co/KEjvZ8IaCl #50over50 #knowyourvalue

[Melissa Hunter @himelissahunter]

At the end of 2020, instead of 30 Under 30 and NextGen lists, please profile middle-aged people who just got their big breaks. I want to read about a mother of 2 who published her first novel, a director who released their first studio feature at 47, THAT'S THE LIST WE WANT.

[Heather Tinsley-Fix @htinsleyfix]

Although certain age-bias terms are banned by the EEOC, they still appear in thousands of job postings, which keep older workers from applying. Companies could be losing out on great candidates with these practices. @geogrify @digitalageist - https://t.co/T6NoRoqNRG

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

Google has agreed to pay out $10M to 227 job applicants who suffered age discrimination. The company will have to set up a committee to address age issues in tech recruiting, as well as training employees and managers about age bias. https://t.co/OEYplwPJri #agebias #ageism

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Today I was asked why we should bother paying interns if they’re “getting experience for their résumé.”

Here’s what we have say about that:

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@rugcernie Definitely. Luckily, there are starting to be more organizations helping mothers and other folks trying to re-enter the workforce after a long break.

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@OldSchool_Info We are working to remove discriminatory language from job postings and respond to companies with ageist hiring practices, such as requiring a #digitalnative - please share job posts that are ageist!

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

A 'sell-by' date for employees? Fixing #ageism and rethinking retirement in the workplace https://t.co/Wj5BzwGA1u via @usatoday

[Patricia G. Barnes @PatriciaGBarnes]

@EmilyRNunn @digitalageist @NewYorker I write a legal blog about age discrimination, which is epidemic and unaddressed. Older workers have less protection under fed. law and few know this bec age discrimination is rarely written about as it is widely practiced in the media. https://t.co/DyQ1vboPBk.

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@EmilyRNunn I recall back in the day when a job description insisted on over 10 years experience in social media management, and it hadn’t existed that long at the time... and the applicant needed to be a recent graduate... and let’s not talk about the low pay...

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@ITooAmQualified @LinkedIn LinkedIn needs to improve the process of reporting and removing job postings with illegal #agediscrimination. While @Linkedin has a way to report, @indeed does a much better job at following up and acting quickly. @LinkedInHelp could do much, much better.

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

So, what's it like, covering #agebias in job listings? Rather depressing, actually. When your inbox looks like:

That's a typical search from @linkedin. While a few of these are not requiring a #digitalnative applicant, the majority are practicing #agediscrimination.

[I, Too, Am Qualified @ITooAmQualified]

@digitalageist @LinkedIn Let's apply to this job and see what happens

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@RadioGracefully @DomainSushi @LinkedIn That's an absolutely excellent idea. That, and removing "years of experience" ranges from job listings. Or mentioning "recent graduate."

[Gracefully Radio @RadioGracefully]

@DomainSushi @digitalageist @LinkedIn Cease using form applications that won’t allow the applicant to move forward w/o entering year of graduation

[Heather Tinsley-Fix @htinsleyfix]

Why do we assume older game developers don't got game? #ridiculous #mythvsreality #disruptaging Thanks @geogrify! ‘50 Over 50’ List Highlights Gaming Industry’s Talent — and Its Ageism https://t.co/5vkUvgjzwc via @variety

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@DomainSushi @LinkedIn Can share resources about biased requirements from trusted sources, such as: https://t.co/9w9PwuJfvy

And recommend software for job postings to remove biased language: https://t.co/ucuhHzR28k

And suggest blind hiring programs for assessing candidates:
https://t.co/YnEtAFY3I8

[Digital Ageist @digitalageist]

@DomainSushi @LinkedIn Some things you can do to combat #agebias in job listings 1) educate your company/industry about biased language, 2) point out #agebias in job postings by responding to companies/reporting job listings, 3) educate people who use the word #digitalnative to mean tech savvy.