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The Canadian population is aging, bringing with it an increasing number of social and economic challenges. With the aging of the workforce, the reconceptualization of older workers and retirement, the increasing share of women in the labour force, the elimination of mandatory retirement, the fluctuating economy, and the changes to the pension system, barriers to employment for older workers, such as ageism, need to be of central concern. Ageism at Work examines the subjective experiences of older workers in Canada and explores how they negotiate ageism and manage their interactions in the employment setting. Further, this book looks at the intersection between age and gender and the pervasiveness of gendered ageism in the labour market. Finally, this book examines employers' attitudes towards older workers quantitatively, while also exploring their first-hand accounts about them through qualitative inquiry. Understanding how ageism plays out in the labour market, how it intersects with sexism, and its consequences on a personal level are critical to moving the discussion on discrimination and human rights forward in Canada.

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""This important book provides a rich longitudinal account of the pervasiveness, manifestation, and disturbing societal and personal impacts of ageism and gendered ageism in the Canadian labour market."" --Pnina Alon-Shenker, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University ""This book contributes to our understanding of what it means to be an 'older' worker and how potential employers view older workers. It sheds light on the contradictions older workers face, the strategies they use in trying to overcome these contradictions, and the contradictions in employers' attitudes and practices in making hiring decisions based on ageist assumptions. The book adds an important piece to the puzzle of the impact of ageism on Canadian society, in general, and the workplace, in particular."" --Deborah K. van den Hoonaard, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University

This book contributes to our understanding of what it means to be an 'older' worker and how potential employers view older workers. It sheds light on the contradictions older workers face, the strategies they use in trying to overcome these contradictions, and the contradictions in employers' attitudes and practices in making hiring decisions based on ageist assumptions. The book adds an important piece to the puzzle of the impact of ageism on Canadian society, in general, and the workplace, in particular. - Deborah K. van den Hoonaard, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University This important book provides a rich longitudinal account of the pervasiveness, manifestation, and disturbing societal and personal impacts of ageism and gendered ageism in the Canadian labour market. - Pnina Alon-Shenker, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University

"""This important book provides a rich longitudinal account of the pervasiveness, manifestation, and disturbing societal and personal impacts of ageism and gendered ageism in the Canadian labour market.""--Pnina Alon-Shenker, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University ""This book contributes to our understanding of what it means to be an 'older' worker and how potential employers view older workers. It sheds light on the contradictions older workers face, the strategies they use in trying to overcome these contradictions, and the contradictions in employers' attitudes and practices in making hiring decisions based on ageist assumptions. The book adds an important piece to the puzzle of the impact of ageism on Canadian society, in general, and the workplace, in particular.""--Deborah K. van den Hoonaard, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University"

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Ellie Berger is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Nipissing University.

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