| Title |
Age and Workplace Discrimination in Lithuania / |
| Translation of Title |
Amžius ir diskriminacijos darbo vietoje raiška Lietuvoje. |
| Authors |
Brazienė, Rūta |
| DOI |
10.24917/9788380840911.3 |
| ISBN |
9788394156879 |
| eISBN |
9788380840911 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policy.. Kraków : Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, 2017. 7, p. 53-68.. ISBN 9788394156879. eISBN 9788380840911 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Age Discrimination ; Labor Market ; Older Workers |
| Abstract [eng] |
on and presents the results of the sociological survey research results carried out in 2014. The purpose of this paper is to disclose age and workplace discrimination at the Lithuanian labor market. Analysis of scientific literature and quantitative research results allows to state that older adults are experiencing discrimination because of, among others, their age, gender, and stereotypes. Research results revealed that age and workplace discrimination is increasing with the age of the respondents, e.g., the expression in older age groups is more intensive. For the age group of 40-50, age discrimination is lower than the full sample average. Age discrimination is exposing for the age group of 56-60 and is the most intensive for persons 60 years old and older. The research results revealed that older employees have obstacles for career and future perspectives; older people are more often facing discriminative behavior, lacking social justice, insufficient personal respect labor relations, and are more often experiencing pressure to leave the job or facing unreasonable dismissal. |
| Published |
Kraków : Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, 2017 |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2017 |
