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Everyday discrimination in the Australian workplace: Assessing its prevalence and age and gender differences
Author(s) -
Taylor Philip,
McLoughlin Christopher,
Earl Catherine
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12597
Subject(s) - age discrimination , psychology , sample (material) , gerontology , demography , medicine , sociology , political science , chemistry , chromatography , law
Objective This study aimed to increase understanding of the nature and prevalence of discriminatory experiences in the workplace, focusing on issues of age and gender. Methods The concept of everyday discrimination was operationalised in a survey of a representative sample of Australian workers. Results It was observed that overall, experiences of everyday discrimination were rare. Among men, such experiences declined with age, whereas for women almost no age differences were observed. Conclusion It is argued that the nature of labour market age barriers has been misunderstood and the extent of discrimination faced by older workers possibly overstated.