Older Women In Australia Report Age Bias In Employment

Female Australians over the age of 45 have reported widespread age discrimination in employment, according to Diversity Council Australia (“DCA”). Said researcher Dr. Roger Wilkins: “Many Australians feel they've been treated unfairly in the workplace. Age discrimination is the most common experience, which perhaps shouldn't be surprising given Australia's ageing population.”

It was also reported that when it comes to employing females in the age group of 55-64, Australia is behind Sweden, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Estonia, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Finland. Older women have experience, skills and talents which businesses need, and the...