Ageism, Aging, and Age Discrimination

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A 2002 article by Cathy Ventrell Monsees.

These two databases have been created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging. AgeSource Worldwide identifies several hundred information resources in some 25 countries which are significant either in size or in their unique coverage of particular aging-related issues.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of a number of Federal employment laws. In looking at Ageism, the important factors are found on the Age Discrimination page.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) administrates and enforces Federal laws regarding anti-discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and other laws prohibiting discrimination.