Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour
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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.
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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.