Ageism at Work: Deconstructing Age and Gender in the Discriminating Labour Market

Resource type
Author/contributor
Title
Ageism at Work: Deconstructing Age and Gender in the Discriminating Labour Market
Abstract
The Canadian population is aging, bringing with it an increasing number of social and economic challenges. With the aging of the workforce, the reconceptualization of older workers and retirement, the increasing share of women in the labour force, the elimination of mandatory retirement, the fluctuating economy, and the changes to the pension system, barriers to employment for older workers, such as ageism, need to be of central concern. Ageism at Work examines the subjective experiences of older workers in Canada and explores how they negotiate ageism and manage their interactions in the employment setting. Further, this book looks at the intersection between age and gender and the pervasiveness of gendered ageism in the labour market. Finally, this book examines employers' attitudes toward older workers quantitatively, while also exploring their firsthand accounts about them through qualitative inquiry. Understanding how ageism plays out in the labour market, how it intersects with sexism, and its consequences on a personal level are critical to moving the discussion on discrimination and human rights forward in Canada. --Publisher's description
Series
Canadian social history series
Place
Toronto
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Date
2021
# of Pages
240 pages: illustrations: (1 b&w illustration, 7 b&w tables)
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-4426-6736-5 978-1-4426-6735-8
Short Title
Ageism at Work
Accessed
7/17/21, 5:43 PM
Library Catalog
Open WorldCat
Extra
OCLC: 1237565186
Citation
Berger, E. D. (2021). Ageism at Work: Deconstructing Age and Gender in the Discriminating Labour Market. University of Toronto Press. https://utorontopress.com/9781442615281/ageism-at-work/