The candidate alleging age discrimination here has no "20 year gap" in her employment history.
Just 40 continuous years of programming, first in HS, then in college (for pay), then in graduate school (her thesis work), then in postdocs (her research), then in the commercial world.
No mention of kids.
Would you be making this same incorrect assumption of "must have had a gap in employment" and "doesnt *really* have 40 years of actual continuous programming experience" she were a man alleging age discrimination?
It is true that when people are shown pictures of purple cows, they remember them later as having been brown, just because their minds reject what their eyes actually see. It's not because you're sexist or ageist or misogynist -- just human. But do try to look at the evidence, rather than inappropriately applying stereotypes.
There doesn't seem to be any gap in employment with this candidate, however.
You seem to be applying age and gender stereotypes that don't actually apply here.
In this case, the candidate has as many years of continuous experience than the age at which googlers are considered "greyglers" http://gawker.com/5568975/at-g...
So it matters what other women do with their childbearing years how?
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The candidate alleging age discrimination here has no "20 year gap" in her employment history. Just 40 continuous years of programming, first in HS, then in college (for pay), then in graduate school (her thesis work), then in postdocs (her research), then in the commercial world. No mention of kids. Would you be making this same incorrect assumption of "must have had a gap in employment" and "doesnt *really* have 40 years of actual continuous programming experience" she were a man alleging age discrimination? It is true that when people are shown pictures of purple cows, they remember them later as having been brown, just because their minds reject what their eyes actually see. It's not because you're sexist or ageist or misogynist -- just human. But do try to look at the evidence, rather than inappropriately applying stereotypes.
There doesn't seem to be any gap in employment with this candidate, however. You seem to be applying age and gender stereotypes that don't actually apply here. In this case, the candidate has as many years of continuous experience than the age at which googlers are considered "greyglers" http://gawker.com/5568975/at-g... So it matters what other women do with their childbearing years how?