an insidious form of ageism: requiring degrees, then demoting/firing workers who started before those reqs existed http://www.metafilter.com/161062/Why-is-NASAs-Longest-Serving-Woman-An-Hourly-Employee …
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(extra bonus points in this case: aerospace degrees probably did not even exist when this woman started her career)
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Aerospace degrees do date back that far, but it's worth noting most came from schools that did not admit women.
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