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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Women in workforce face age bias no matter how old they are, study finds

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A new study has found that women in the workface face age bias regardless of how old they are.

The study, published by the Harvard Business Review, saw researchers examine how women in leadership roles experience ageism. As noted by the World Health Organization, ageism “refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age”.

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