Journal article
Gendered ageism in Australia: Changing perceptions of age discrimination among older men and women
M McGann, R Ong, D Bowman, A Duncan, H Kimberley, S Biggs
Economic Papers | WILEY | Published : 2016
Abstract
This paper investigates how age and gender interact to shape older jobseekers’ experiences of age discrimination within a mixed methods framework. The analysis reveals that there has been a considerable decline in national levels of perceived ageism generally among older men relative to older women. These research findings suggest that the nature of ageism experienced by older women is qualitatively different from men. Currently, onesize-fits-all, business case approaches rely on an overly narrow concept that obscures the gender and occupational dimensions of ageism. Hence, policy responses to ageism need to be far more tailored in their approach.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council (ARC)
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) under grant number LP120100624. The paper uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied and Economic and Social Research (MIAESR). The findings and views reported in this paper are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the ARC, DSS or MIAESR.