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Coberly, Sally – Generations, 1991
Examines the employment and retirement trends of older workers over the past 25 years in the context of the goals set forth in the Older Americans Act. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employment Patterns, Older Adults, Retirement
Doctors, Samuel I.; And Others – Aging and Work: A Journal on Age, Work and Retirement, 1980
The records of a public employment agency for senior citizens are analyzed. Client characteristics reveal that older people want to work and retain jobs in which they are placed. The underutilization of older workers is discussed. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employment Patterns, Employment Services, Job Placement
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Hansen, Scott W. – Pepperdine Law Review, 1979
Analyzes the pros and cons of increasing the coverage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to persons of up to 70 years of age. Available from Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA 90265. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Employment Patterns, Federal Courts
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Segrist, Kathleen A.; Tell, Brian; Byrd, Vicki; Perkins, Susie – Educational Gerontology, 2007
The Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago supported a collaborative to collect demographic data about working and aging, conduct a survey of older job seekers, and interview businesses in the region to assess their awareness and attitudes about mature workers. The 2005 project was titled the 60 + Success Project. A regional task force oversaw…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Labor Force, Job Applicants, Nonprofit Organizations
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Hollenshead, Carol – Educational Horizons, 1982
Popular images of middle-aged and older women seldom include the image of women as workers. But paid work is extremely important in the lives of many older women. However, they face problems of unequal compensation, occupational segregation, and age and sex discrimination. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Cultural Images, Employed Women
Fontaine, Ligeia Z. – AAUW Outlook, 1990
Unprecedented numbers of women are altering the workplace dramatically. Issues to which employers, government, and educational and support institutions must respond include education and training, economic security, employment policies and practices, family and elder care, and aging workers. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrators, Age Discrimination, Caregivers, Child Rearing
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Gooderham, Paul; Dale, Mark – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1995
In a Norwegian study, mature adult graduates had low rates of unemployment compared to traditional graduates, women were likely to have high-status jobs, and ageism was greater in the private sector. In Britain, mature graduates have higher unemployment, are excluded from better paying jobs, and are more commonly in the public sector, especially…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison
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Ruebhausen, Oscar M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1989
Tenure arrangements are long-term contracts. If their duration is clear, they will protect academic freedom, provide institutions with the flexibility needed to meet changing circumstances, and comply with age-discrimination laws. Policy for the termination of tenure must be redesigned to satisfy competing needs and goals. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, College Faculty