[Janet]

The reason why there are no older women news anchors is because networks do not believe that viewers want to see an older woman on television, they are not marketable. I strongly suggest reading ‘The Beauty Myth’ by Naomi Wolf. She goes into great detail about the discrimination of ageing women newscasters and the pressure on females in that industry to preserve their youth (ultimately their beauty) because that is her marketable commodity, not her being distinguished or wise, like an older man is percieved.

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Name : Janet, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 24, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : IT, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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