That’s Men: When being told you look dapper means you crossed a border
In an industry that thinks you’re over the hill at 40, you’ve an ‘employable’ span of 15 years
The general consensus on the radio programme was that when you hit 50, you are going to find it hard to get another job or maybe even to get an interview. Photograph: Getty Images
When referred to as “dapper” the other day it struck me that I hadn’t been called that ever before and for good reason: I wasn’t old enough. It’s an adjective that is applied only to men – never to women – after a certain age.