Discrimination takes many forms. When we think about "age
discrimination", discrimination against “older”
workers is generally the first thing that comes to our mind.
However, the reality is that young people are also subject to this
type of discrimination.
In the workplace, older and younger workers experience ageism
and discrimination of different kinds, which has diverse impacts on
their ability to find a job and keep it. The Australian Human
Rights Commission has recently released a
report into ageism, which has found that young adults
are most likely to experience ageism in the form of a condescending
tone or being ignored, particularly at work, while middle-aged
people are most likely to experience ageism in the form of being
turned down for a job or position (35%).
