My company will likely shut down in the next 10 years (retirement and restructuring). I'm in IT (full stack developer) and have set up a routine of taking online classes, a bit every day, so I'm confident in my skill set not being stale. I'd suggest that to anyone 50+ (I'm there, too). I've also started attending tech conferences to network. I am lucky in that people think I'm 10-15 years younger (baby face and years of using sunscreen finally pays off) when they meet me, so face-to-face interaction helps. And there are IT companies that really want to hire women to balance their team, so I often get asked if I like my current situation...
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Originally Posted by Jennifer R
I find it disappointing that women have to worry about whether or not their hair is gray in the corporate world. Do men have the same worries? Doesn't seem that way to me.
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It is true women face more of it, but I have to share that my SO (66) says that he faces ageism in his field. He's a doc at a walk-in clinic and finds patients want someone who looks like they have experience but isn't stale, so he's debating some superficial changes. Yes, he has to do continuing education to keep his certs, but they want to subconsciously feel he's reading about current trends/meds/modalities. Of course some think he should be familiar with every study they have looked up online, which, for a GP isn't possible, but that's another story.