Addressing Ageism.pptx

Addressing Ageism

Addressing Ageism

Objectives

• Identify and discuss how ageism affects employees' morale, job satisfaction, and career progression.

• Evaluate the negative effects of ageism on organizational culture, diversity, innovation, and overall performance.

The World Health Organization (WHO) describes ageism as attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination that are based on a person's age, whether directed towards oneself or others.

Combatting Ageism

Strategies

• Promote inclusive hiring practices

• Provide training and development opportunities

• Encourage intergenerational collaboration

Combatting Ageism

Promote Inclusive Hiring Practices

• Ensuring that the organization's hiring policies and procedures do not discriminate against individuals based on their age and that these processes are fair and unbiased for all candidates, regardless of age.

Combatting Ageism

Provide Training and Development Opportunities

• Ensuring all employees have access to the same training and development opportunities, irrespective of age, is critical to fostering a more productive and inclusive work environment.

Combatting Ageism

Encourage Intergenerational Collaboration

• Creating a work environment that fosters intergenerational teamwork and diversity of ideas among employees of different age groups is crucial for increasing productivity and enhancing the overall work environment.

Combatting Ageism

Benefits of an Age- Diverse Workplace

• Improved creativity and the ability to solve problems.

• Greater variety of skills and experiences.

• Enhanced employee retention.

Tackling age discrimination in the workplace is essential to encouraging diversity and maximizing the varied skills within the workforce while collaborating to support age diversity and establish a fairer work environment.