Age

Individuals at both ends of the age spectrum are potential victims of discrimination as a result of negative stereotyping about the young and the old. Making generalized assumptions about the ability of individuals because of their age runs counter to human rights principles. It is also poor business sense to eliminate experienced and otherwise qualified candidates from consideration simply because they have reached a certain age, or to refuse to consider someone because they are below a certain age.

This ground can refer to an individual's actual age, his or her membership in a specific age-group, (e.g., 45 to 50, or over 60), or to a generalized characterization of his or her age (e.g., too old, or too young).