Diversity Fest Lunch & Learn: Age in the Workplace

Join us for a Lunch & Learn hosted by UNSW's Diversity & Inclusion team about the impact of age in the workplace!

Age continues to play a quiet but powerful role in shaping working lives, as age-based assumptions continue to determine who is seen as capable, valued, and "ready". Decisions about recruitment, development, and promotion are often influenced by beliefs connected to age-based assumptions. Over time, these judgements accumulate, affecting support networks and an individual's ability to fully participate at work.

This Lunch & Learn will be held as a panel discussion, with members of the UNSW staff community, UNSW students, and the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute. We will discuss how age-based assumptions affect employees at all ages.

We will also share some insights from a recent study into employee experiences of age inclusion in the workplace conducted by Diversity Council Australia (DCA). The research shows that age-based exclusion is rarely experienced in isolation - it commonly intersects with other attributes such as gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities.

Event Breakdown:

12pm: Online room opens

12.05pm: Introduction from Diversity & Inclusion

12.10pm - 12.20pm: Overview of DCA research on age inclusion in the workplace

12.20pm - 12.50pm: Panel discussion

12.55pm: Closing remarks

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