Labor Market Discrimination: A Bleak Outlook for Older Women

Teresa GhilarducciKyle K. Moore
Written By SCEPA

RELAB WORKING PAPER

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Older women face worse age discrimination than men in the labor market.

This results in lower pay for older women than for older men, and a more difficult time finding work when unemployed. This short paper outlines why this might be the case and offers an outlook for the future.

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