"I think all television is sexist and
ageist." But young women working in TV had a better chance of getting on than men in a similar position, she said.
THIS is an age in which we must watch what we say - have a care to speak nothing "sexist", "
ageist", "racist" or anything politically incorrect.
A council has warned staff who send "
ageist" birthday cards to colleagues that they could be breaking the law and face prosecution.
THE oldest MSP yesterday brought Holyrood to a halt when he accused the parliament of "blatant
ageist discrimination".
Re: 'Jonathan Was
Ageist and Sexist" (Viewpoints, October 7).
Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, said: "It is time we lost our
ageist attitudes, not older workers.
The triangular sign, of an elderly couple bent double over a walking stick, has been branded insensitive and
ageist.
The actor who played Uncle Albert was never axed in favour of someone in his 20s - so how can the BBC be
ageist? Also, Blue Peter pets aren't replaced until they die.
ALMOST half of doctors who care for older people believe the NHS is "institutionally
ageist", according to a new poll.
The
ageist review failed in every sense to describe the tremendous concert that took place that night.
He added, "If employers acted in such a shamelessly
ageist way they would be flouting the law." New ageism laws were introduced in October last year and since then more than 2,000 claims have been lodged with the Employment Tribunal Service.
I suspect the hand of 'new age Cameronism' has much to do with this inane and
ageist decision.