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Women's Experiences and Perceptions of Age Discrimination in Employment: Implications for Research and Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2007

Helen Walker ,
Diane Grant ,
Mark Meadows  and
Ian Cook
Helen Walker
Affiliation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Diane Grant
Affiliation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Mark Meadows
Affiliation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Ian Cook
Affiliation:
Liverpool John Moores University
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Abstract

This paper reports on pilot study research for an ESF funded project. It examines the experiences and perceptions of 12 women in relation to the concept of ageism in paid employment. The women were all aged 50 or over at the time. The results show that whilst most of the women had faced (to differing degrees) or observed gender and age based discrimination, the experiences and interpretations revealed were not static, nor isolated from the wider historical, cultural and social contexts in which these women had grown up and grown older. It is therefore argued that policy attempts to combat age discrimination will need to take account of the gender dimension of ageism as well as the different ways in which it impacts on older women. For this to occur, more research and debate are needed on the issues raised in this paper.

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Social Policy and Society , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 37 - 48
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Cambridge University Press 2007

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