A GEISM CAN TAKE

many forms – tasteless jokes, negative stereotypes or mocking portrayals on TV or social media are all too common and largely accepted in society. Those affected by the scorn have little recourse but to grin and bear it.

But ageism can have more damaging implications, especially when it occurs in the workforce.

A recent CARP Poll found that:

70% of respondents feel it’s harder for an older worker to obtain employment than for a younger worker

20%

of respondents say they’ve experienced some form of ageism in their most recent employment situation

16%

of respondents say their employer either explicitly told them they had to retire or made comments and took actions to make them feel they were no longer wanted in the workplace