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A Gendered Analysis of Age Discrimination among Older Jobseekers in Australia

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  • Michael McGann

    (School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne)

  • Rachel Ong

    (Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre, Curtin University)

  • Dina Bowman

    (Research and Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence)

  • Alan S Duncan

    (Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre, Curtin University)

  • Helen Kimberley

    (Research and Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence)

  • Simon Biggs

    (School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne)

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 levels of perceived ageism among older men nationally relative to older women. These findings suggest that the nature of ageism experienced by older women is qualitatively different from men. Hence, policy responses to ageism need to be far more tailored in their approach because present, one-size-fits all, business case approaches rely on an overly narrow concept that obscures the gender and occupational dimensions of ageism.

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  • Michael McGann & Rachel Ong & Dina Bowman & Alan S Duncan & Helen Kimberley & Simon Biggs, 2016. "A Gendered Analysis of Age Discrimination among Older Jobseekers in Australia," Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Working Paper series WP1601, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School.
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    Keywords

    Age discrimination; ageism; gender; older workers;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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