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Everyday discrimination in the Australian workplace: Assessing its prevalence and age and gender differences
Philip Taylor1,2, Christopher McLoughlin1, Catherine Earl1
1Federation Business School, Federation University Australia, Churchill, Victoria, Australia.
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.
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