Comments on: OWL, The Voice of Midlife Older Women, Montgomery County Chapter! http://www.graymatterscoalition.com/2012/06/age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-women-age-profiling-affecting-the-unemployed-owl-the-voice-of-midlife-older-women-montgomery-county-chapter-age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-wo/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.graymatterscoalition.com/2012/06/age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-women-age-profiling-affecting-the-unemployed-owl-the-voice-of-midlife-older-women-montgomery-county-chapter-age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-wo/comment-page-1/#comment-31768 David Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:52:23 +0000 http://www.graymatterscoalition.com/?p=1225#comment-31768 The fact of the matter is that the age discrimination epidemic is this country has snow-balled out of control since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Politicians know a problem exists and non-discrimination laws are in place but there is absolutely no enforcement or a champion who exists in a position high enough willing to devote the time and effort to take up our cause. The brain drain to the economy and our country when hundreds of thousands of extremely experienced and talented workers over 50-55 are forced to the sidelines and/or into $10/hour jobs is incalculable. The practice of age discrimination is now so embedded into the business culture of this country there is very little if any hope for the future. Legal means are too costly and too lengthy. Legislative remedies are either too weak or merely window dressing. The only "solution" for us is to try to adapt and survive. It is tragic and unconscionable. There is no white knight. God help us all. The fact of the matter is that the age discrimination epidemic is this country has snow-balled out of control since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Politicians know a problem exists and non-discrimination laws are in place but there is absolutely no enforcement or a champion who exists in a position high enough willing to devote the time and effort to take up our cause.

The brain drain to the economy and our country when hundreds of thousands of extremely experienced and talented workers over 50-55 are forced to the sidelines and/or into $10/hour jobs is incalculable.
The practice of age discrimination is now so embedded into the business culture of this country there is very little if any hope for the future.

Legal means are too costly and too lengthy.
Legislative remedies are either too weak or merely window dressing.

The only “solution” for us is to try to adapt and survive.
It is tragic and unconscionable.
There is no white knight.
God help us all.

]]> By: Janet Hill http://www.graymatterscoalition.com/2012/06/age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-women-age-profiling-affecting-the-unemployed-owl-the-voice-of-midlife-older-women-montgomery-county-chapter-age-discrimination-the-employed-status-of-wo/comment-page-1/#comment-31629 Janet Hill Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:39:56 +0000 http://www.graymatterscoalition.com/?p=1225#comment-31629 While this will help it won't eliminate the issue. We need to reflect on societal attitudes and why a man with gray hair is distinguished and a women with gray hair is told she needs a new hairdresser. While this will help it won’t eliminate the issue. We need to reflect on societal attitudes and why a man with gray hair is distinguished and a women with gray hair is told she needs a new hairdresser.

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