agism
noun [ U ]
LAW, WORKPLACE (also ageism) uk/ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ usthe act of treating people unfairly because of their age, especially if they are old:
To protect yourself against agism during the recruiting process, some career experts suggest you remove the earliest work history from your resume.
See also
discrimination
agist
adjective (also ageist)
We must challenge the ageist assumption that younger employees make the best workers.