Ageism in the Workplace

By: Nora Nour

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Robert Butler coined the term “ageism” in 1968.

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The Age Discrimination Act of 1975

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

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Age discrimination now accounts for nearly one-quarter of all complaints filed with the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. acslaw.org

What is the EEOC?

It is a federal agency that that promotes equal opportunity in employment through enforcement of the federal civil rights laws.

Age discrimination cases are very rarely clear-cut. balooscartoonblog.blogspot.co

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Debra Moreno

Debra Moreno won $193,000 in an age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, Hawaii Healthcare.

In the last year: 23,264 age discrimination claims were filed with the EEOC.

Only:1.2% were resolved with successful conciliations.

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Negative Perceptions of Older Workers

Afraid of new technologies.Slower to learn new concepts.Rigid and stuck in their ways.

Benefits of Older Workers

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Experienced Reliable and dedicated to

their work Bring different insights

to solve difficult problems

Knowledge of procedures

Ability to interact with customers

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Suffer from "first to be fired" and "last to be hired" pattern.

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It is not fair to discriminate against something beyond ones control, especially age in the workplace.

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Ageism is a growing crisis and should be fought against.