When employers do not hire older adults for new jobs or the employers ease older workers out of their jobs due to misperceptions about reduced competence, employers are practicing

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Ageism is discrimination based on age, and when employers do not hire or push out older workers because of stereotypes about their abilities, they are practicing ageism. Stereotype threat is the fear that one will confirm stereotypes about a group they belong to, but it is not the same as the employer's action. Generational inequity and age-incongruity are not relevant to the situation described.

When Employers Do Not Hire Older Adults for New Jobs