We all need to understand ageism as an underlying driver of workplace age discrimination – and challenge the myths and stereotypes about older people.
Ageist stereotypes are deeply rooted in cultural values and norms that view ageing and older age as undesirable.
They can foster a belief or assumption that older workers are somehow less competent, less capable of learning, have declining skills, and are less equipped to adapt to technological change than younger workers. But this is not the reality and it is not what the research shows.