Inc. (December 13)
Age discrimination may be “more prevalent in Silicon Valley than either gender or race discrimination,” at least in the eyes of the average founder, who is largely white and male. “A new survey from First Round Capital shows that “two-thirds of male founders think their companies are inclusive environments for parents, but just one-third of female founders agree.”
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Financial Times (August 15)
“US boardrooms are older, more male and filled with longer-serving directors than their European counterparts…. Directors of large and midsize US companies are four years older, on average, than European directors and almost twice as likely to be over the age of 65.”
Chicago Tribune (December 7)
“Complying with police commands doesn’t seem to guarantee you won’t get shot at, choked or killed. At least if you are a black male.” The nation is soul searching after a string killings by police has raised attention to the disturbing reality. “A young black male… is 21 times more likely to be the victim of such a killing than is a young white male.”
