22 May 2012

Demography is not destiny: age discrimination and the economy

The Hon Susan Ryan

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In this speech as Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan asks the question: why do Australia's employers, in public and private sectors, continue to ignore the knowledge and potential of workers over 50? Ryan sets out to answer this, proposing the benefits of older employees. Ryan's speech can be found on page 56.

Adelaide, SA, Kaurna Country

  • Discrimination

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TheHonSusanRyan

1942-10-10 - 2020-09-27

ALP Senator in Australian Parliament, Education Minister

Following a career as a teacher and tutor, Susan Ryan became a Senator from 1975-1988, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1974-1975, and a delegate to the ACT ALP Branch Council from 1973-1988. Among her portfolios she was the Minister for Education (1984-87) and the Minister Assisting the PM on Status of Women (1983-88), she was also Age Discrimination Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner. Susan was a founding member of the Women's Electoral Lobby in ACT and became a member of the Republican Advocate Committee in 1993.

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