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Gender discrimination and ageist perceptions
— research report, executive summary | | Author(s) | Diane Grant, Helen Walker, Natasha Butler |
| Corporate Author | Gender Discrimination and Ageist Perceptions Project, Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure, Liverpool John Moores University; European Social Fund - ESF |
| Publisher | Electronic format only, 2006 |
| Pages | 10 pp |
| Source | Download from : Report_Executive_Summary_Final_Complete_Reduced1.pdf |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Sexual equality ; Employment of older people ; Projects ; Research. |
| Annotation | Older age groups have consistently been undervalued by employers for being too old, but now they are being encouraged to re-enter the workforce through schemes such as New Deal 50+ or to take up volunteering. This study investigated the experiences and perceptions of men and women aged 50+, to understand more fully the potential barriers this age group may face when accessing opportunities, employment, training and education. A national sample of 1035 men and women aged 50+ was surveyed, as were 181 employer representatives across the private, public, voluntary and higher education sectors. Interviews were conducted with 51 people aged 50+ and 21 with public, private and voluntary sector organisation representatives. This executive summary outlines the findings and main recommendations of the study's main report which was funded by European Social Fund (ESF) Objective 3. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071129204 E |
| Classmark | B:TOB: TM8: GC: 3E: 3A |
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