Diversity talks should include age
Diversity talks should include age
Lol, am I the only non Elpha cofounder on this thread?!Great initiative! It is time we included age in diversity discussions. I have plenty of friends that start worrying about their career longevity once they hit 45.
JoannaT
joannainsf·Sep 25, 2019·1 replyJoannaT
joannainsf·Sep 25, 2019·1 replyAge is still a sensitive topic. As soon as you mention age in conversations, people start excluding you from select topics. Better not to bring it up. If people volunteer the information, that's best.
guiti·Sep 25, 2019·1 replyguiti·Sep 25, 2019·1 replyI know but the same was true of the LGBTQ movement. It was once recommended "don't ask, don't tell"
mejarc·Sep 25, 2019·1 replymejarc·Sep 25, 2019·1 replyI agree. It's very like how the "Gay Liberation" activists had to operate in the 1970s. One can be "out" to some acceptance, but not "flamboyant," whatever that is supposed to mean.
Cyn·Sep 26, 2019Cyn·Sep 26, 2019I can't really hide my age, so I guess I'm "flamboyantly out" as over 50.
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