Men and Women in Tech Both Struggle to Land Work After 40
- Visier study finds all workers over 40 less likely to be hired
- Ageism, not gender, hurting older workers chances at tech jobs
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By at least one metric, men and women in technology are treated the same: As they get older, they struggle to get hired in equal measures.
Regardless of gender, people aged 52 to 70 are 60 percent less likely to be hired for a tech job than their participation in the workforce would suggest, according to new research from Visier Inc., a Vancouver-based human resource analytics software company. Slightly younger workers, between 34 and 51, are 33 percent less likely, according to the data.