Age discrimination
Alternative labels
Ageism
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Intersectionality at work: building a baseline on compounded gender inequality in the Victorian public sector
This report analyses workforce and survey data about employees who experience compounding forms of disadvantage and discrimination. It also incorporates key findings and recommendations from intersectional research funded by the Victorian government.
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Solutions to reduce age bias in recruitment
The Behavioural Insights Team worked with the Centre for Ageing Better to develop solutions for age bias in recruitment as part of the Good Recruitment for Older Workers (GROW) programme. This report summarises the research.
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Changing perspectives: testing an ageism intervention
This Australian Human Rights Commission’s research aimed to contribute to a greater understanding of how negative perceptions of ageing and older adults may be shifted. The research shows that a brief, one-off ageism workshop can be a powerful tool in creating positive changes in attitudes and behaviours towards older people.
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Talking about my generation
Discussions about ageism are often focused on negative stereotypes and discrimination against older people, but young people also experience negative attitudes and assumptions based on their age. This report provides a detailed understanding of how young people in Australia perceive their age and generational identity, the factors that shape these views, and how they relate...
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State of the older nation 2023
This research was commissioned by the Federation of nine Councils on the Ageing (COTA) across Australia – including all eight COTA state and territory organisations and COTA Australia – to understand the views, life experiences and needs of Australians aged 50+.