Evidence from research shows older workers are denied promotions, access to training and new job opportunities
. One, when colleagues at a workplace harbour less than favourable attitudes toward older colleagues. Second, some work cultures through behaviours and action may disproportionately favour younger individuals. For instance, companies will pepper their job ads with words such as “flexible, energetic, dynamic and agile” as a subtle way of saying they want younger candidates.more than one in five persons of working age are between 55 to 64 years old and close to retirement.
Building on Intergenerational Climate to Counter Ageism in the Workplace? A Cross-Organizational Studyusing the Intergroup Contact Theory first introduced by Gordon Allport, a psychologist in 1954. The theory had not been tested with relation to age in Canada until the researchers took it on. “We tested [the modelling] with different samples of Canadian workers from public and private sector and each time the model reveals intergenerational connections in the workplace has benefits in terms of how younger workers see older workers and older workers see their younger colleagues as well as themselves,” explained Prof. Lagacé.
In a separate study of older health care workers in Canada that Prof. Lagacé undertook, she found ageist attitudes by both employers and colleagues, lead to “psychological disengagement from the workplace,” which in turn, negatively affects self-esteem.
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