At 80, Gloria Steinem Proves Once Again That Ageism Is Really Stupid

Ageists in Silicon Valley could learn a thing or two from the feminist icon. Namely: Your career doesn't (and shouldn't) peak at 28.

There's an ageism problem in Silicon Valley, such that 40-year-old geezers attempting to get hired by fresh-faced twentysomething startup founders have resorted to botox, according to this New Republic cover story. Of course, the entire thing is absurd and sad, and the practice of only hiring "People Who Have Their Best Work Ahead of Them, Not Behind Them," as the IT company ServiceNow proclaims, is misguided. Yes, young people have boundless energy and may offer a certain valuable perspective to a business. But many people improve with age, and have decades of experience and wisdom that can't be matched by someone two months out of college. Case in point? Feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

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