Although women lead healthier, longer lives, the cruel opinion that they become “old” sooner than men is widespread in the workplace , research shows .A survey of more than 2,600 managers and personnel professionals showed that age discrimination is not only common in the workplace , but is shot through with inconsistencies (矛盾).Six in ten managers reported being a victim of age discrimination―usually because they were turned down for a job for being too old or too young . Yet more than a fifth admitted that they used ages as an important standard .Although the survey found widesprea