Ageism at Work : Deconstructing Age and Gender in the Discriminating Labour Market / Ellie Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Ellie, Author.

Contributor:

Marshall, Victor, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Age and employment--Canada.

Age and employment.

Age discrimination in employment--Canada.

Age discrimination in employment.

Ageism--Canada.

Ageism.

Older people--Employment--Canada.

Older people.

Older women--Employment--Canada.

Older women.

Sex discrimination in employment--Canada.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 towards older workers quantitatively, while also exploring their first-hand 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. Exploring Ageism

2 Organizational and Personal Characteristics Influencing Employers’ Attitudes towards Older Workers

3. “Prejudice Is Always Just under the Surface”: Older Workers’ Perceptions of Ageism in the Labour Market

4. “I Feel like a Castaway; Like an Old Shoe That Is of No Use Anymore”: Aging Identities

5. “The One Thing You Need Is Your Bottle of Dye”: Managing Age Discrimination in the Job Search

6. “If Someone’s Looking Creaky and Shaky … You Don’t Hire Them”: Employers’ Qualitative Accounts about Older Workers

7. Reflections on Ageism at Work: Conclusions and Implications

Appendix

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)

ISBN:

1-4426-6735-4

OCLC:

1237565186