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Comment Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis? There has always been ageism and there always will be. Kids today Tech-savvy school-leavers 'lack basic skills' Youngsters may be "tech savvy" but sending text messages doesn't come into most job descriptions... [23 Aug 2007]
"Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis?
News Ageism has not only contributed to the UK's IT skills crisis, say readers of silicon.com, but is "rife" in the tech industry. We need to actively stamp out ageism in both of these areas (and I do promise you it is rife). [21 Aug 2007]
IT bosses still getting the 'mushroom treatment'
News A fifth of respondents said ageism is rife across companies and the fact many of tech's bright sparks are in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties means they are often overlooked. IT managers in the UK are being bugged by a lack of clear guidance from... [12 Dec 2005]
CIO Jury: Ageism is not a problem in IT
News One argument was that while ageism is a problem it is rife throughout society and not just IT. Over a third of participants in silicon.com's annual Skills Survey claim to have been victims of ageism but this week's CIO Jury disputed that claim... [17 May 2004]
Sexism and ageism run rife in IT industry
News Anne Cantelo, spokeswoman for E-skills NTO, said: "There is ignorance in IT, particularly when it comes to ageism, employers are openly discriminating against people over 35 and don't seem to think it matters when it does. [13 Mar 2001]
Ageism survey: UK fails its 'older' workforce
News Ageism in the IT industry does appear to be rife. Of the 1,369 silicon readers questioned, only 28 per cent were aware that the government had introduced a code of practice against ageism in employment earlier this year. [16 Oct 2000]
