How Ageism Impacts Women In The Workplace

Results indicated that discussions about health are common in workplaces (47%), and 55% of individuals feel comfortable discussing any topic with their coworkers. TALKER RESEARCH.

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According to new research, more than a third of employed women (38%) worry that their age will negatively affect their jobs.

A survey of 2,000 employed Americans found that fear of ageism in the workplace is real, as baby boomers expressed the most concern (43%).

Those who are worried about their age affecting their job are concerned about their physical mobility and health (42%), the amount of work they can take on (37%), and how going through a major health change, like menopause, would affect their job (23%).

Results showed that health is a common topic of discussion in workplaces (47%), and 55% claim to feel comfortable talking about anything and everything with their coworkers—men more than women (62% vs. 53%).

Conducted by Talker Research for Intimina, the survey also showed that women, specifically those who work under a female manager, are more likely to feel like their workplace is a safe space for all conversations (57% vs. 48%).

Gen X (49%) and millennials (48%) are the likeliest to discuss health in the workplace and the same is true for women when compared to men (50% vs. 38%).

Those comfortable discussing their health with coworkers said that it comes up naturally in conversations (44%) and because they’re generally comfortable talking about it (38%).

On the other hand, those who do not feel comfortable discussing their health in the workplace want to keep their work and private lives separate (34%) and said that it doesn’t naturally come up (23%).