Mentor/s
Professor Rober
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Age and gender discrimination in the workplace are two forms of prejudice actions that have been in existence and observed in the lives of many for a substantial amount of time. Workplaces of every kind have displayed favoritism and preference towards one gender or another causing a toxic workplace environment for many people in the workforce. Similarly, many workplaces for years have also shown a liking towards a certain age of eligible workers which also creates tension and disparity in a workplace. Laws adopted, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, have made an effort to stop all forms of discrimination in the workplace. During this time, women and older workers specifically were looked at as inferior, and discriminatory actions towards these groups is what put this law into motion in the United States. Some progress has been made, but this problem has not been completely irradicated, and it is unlikely that it will ever be solved completely. Women still endure lower salary pay and assumptions due to family-work relations, and older and younger workers are still faced with doubt of what their capability in the workplace may be. Ethics comes into question as well when speaking about these forms of discrimination in the workplace. Ethical culture can be created in the workplace only when specific terms and conditions are stated about how all employees and superiors are expected and required to act. However, toxicity in the workplace caused by gender and age discrimination puts the ethics of any workplace into question, along with inviting unethical decision making into the workplace.
College and Major available
Accounting, Finance BS
Location
Session I: West Campus West Building W144
Start Day/Time
4-29-2022 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-29-2022 1:00 PM
Age and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
Session I: West Campus West Building W144
Age and gender discrimination in the workplace are two forms of prejudice actions that have been in existence and observed in the lives of many for a substantial amount of time. Workplaces of every kind have displayed favoritism and preference towards one gender or another causing a toxic workplace environment for many people in the workforce. Similarly, many workplaces for years have also shown a liking towards a certain age of eligible workers which also creates tension and disparity in a workplace. Laws adopted, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, have made an effort to stop all forms of discrimination in the workplace. During this time, women and older workers specifically were looked at as inferior, and discriminatory actions towards these groups is what put this law into motion in the United States. Some progress has been made, but this problem has not been completely irradicated, and it is unlikely that it will ever be solved completely. Women still endure lower salary pay and assumptions due to family-work relations, and older and younger workers are still faced with doubt of what their capability in the workplace may be. Ethics comes into question as well when speaking about these forms of discrimination in the workplace. Ethical culture can be created in the workplace only when specific terms and conditions are stated about how all employees and superiors are expected and required to act. However, toxicity in the workplace caused by gender and age discrimination puts the ethics of any workplace into question, along with inviting unethical decision making into the workplace.
Students' Information
Samantha Schmutz
Senior
Accounting & Finance Double Major
Thomas Moore Honors Program
Kappa Delta Sorority, Former VP-Finance