Understanding and preventing workforce vulnerabilities in midlife and beyond
Centre PersonnelAlan Duncan
External PersonnelRachel Ong ViforJ, Simon Biggs, Michael McGann, Riyana Miranti, Helen Kimberley, Dina Bowman
Research PartnersJobs Australia, Brotherhood of St Laurence, University of Melbourne, University of Canberra
Project FundingAustralian Research Council
Project StatusComplete (January 2012 to December 2016)
Project Summary
The dynamics, lived experience and outcomes of involuntary non-participation and underemployment by Australians in midlife and beyond are poorly understood, despite the critical social and economic importance of this issue. This project focuses on understanding and addressing pathways and outcomes for those mature age people whose non-participation or under-participation in paid work is not of their own choosing. The project seeks to understand some of the key drivers of underemployment among older age workers. Integrated quantitative and qualitative findings from this project will be used to inform policy and practice developments to better target interventions and support for this group of vulnerable baby boomers.
Project Outputs
Gendered Ageism in Australia: Changing Perceptions of Age Discrimination among Older Men and Women
This paper investigates how age and gender interact to shape older jobseekers’ experiences of age discrimination within a mixed methods framework. The analysis reveals that there has been a considerable decline in national levels of perceived ageism generally among older... Read article
A gendered analysis of age discrimination among older jobseekers in Australia
This paper investigates how age and gender interact to shape older jobseekers’ experiences of age discrimination within a mixed methods framework. The analysis reveals that there has been a considerable decline in levels of perceived ageism among older men nationally... Read article
Underemployment among mature age workers in Australia
Underemployment is a serious and pervasive problem both in terms of its impact on those individuals affected, and for the economy as a whole. Underemployment is associated with job insecurity, increased casualisation and lower savings, and from a macroeconomic standpoint,... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.