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Although women lead healthier, longer lives, the cruel perception that they reach their sell-by date
and become "old" sooner than men is widespread in the workplace, research shows.
A survey of more than 2,600 managers and personnel professionals showed that age discrimination
is not only common in the workplace, but is full of inconsistencies (矛盾). Six in ten managers thought
that they had suffered from age discrimination--usually because they were turned down for a job for
being too old or too young. Yet more than a fifth admitted that they used age as a condition when they
employ new workers.
Although the survey found widespread agreement that older workers were better than younger
colleagues when it came to reliability, commitment, loyalty and customer service, these qualities were not
necessarily considered to be worthy of advancement. More than half of respondents believed that workers
between 30 and 39 were the most likely to be advanced in their company, with only 2 per cent citing
(引证)50-year-olds or above.
Dianah Worman of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said that there was anecdotal
evidence that people were considered old at different ages in different sectors. "We heard of one man
working in IT who said he was considered too old by the age of 28,"she said. "There was no evidence to
suggest that older workers were less valuable to companies than younger workers, in fact the opposite was
often true because older workers often brought experience." she added.
The findings also suggested that the Government's ideas on age in the workforce may also be out of step
with reality.
1. The text is mainly about ______.
A. the government's idea on age in workforce
B. age discrimination in the workforce
C. the people who find work
D. the discussion about who is worth promoting
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. Women get older than men though they are healthier.
B. Sixty percent of the managers were refused because they were too older.
C. Young workers are more valuable to companies than the older ones.
D. The people in their thirties are easier to be promoted than those in their fifties.
3. The underlined word "sell-by date" in paragraph 1 probably refers to______.
A. the age when they retire
B. the age when they should be promoted
C. the date on which they're sold
D. the date when they sell goods
