Past It at 40?: A Grassroots View of Ageism and Discrimination in Employment

by Lucy Gaster

Why do so many 'older' people who want to work find it difficult to do so? Why are employers reluctant to employ them? Is it purely the effect of discrimination and ageist attitudes? Or are there some other reasons? What can and should be done to achieve change for the better in the future?Past it at 40? provides answers to these questions. It explores, in detail, the experiences of people over 40 trying to enter the labour market, including: people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861344848
• ISBN13: 9781861344847
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 68 Pages