Updated 22 SEP 2023

Articles from generally reputable sources about the problem of prejudging people based on their birth date.

  1. Generational stereotypes can do harm in the workplace — here's how to avoid them - ABC News
  2. AFP Commissioner misquoted study about Gen Z workers needing praise three times a week - ABC News
  3. How we plan to report on generations moving forward | Pew Research Center
  4. Let’s put an end to generational discrimination - Grand Rapids Business Journal (grbj.com)
  5. Generational Differences: New Way to Discriminate? (shrm.org)
  6. How to Manage a Multi-Generational Team (hbr.org)
  7. Blurred Lines In A Multigenerational, Hybrid Workforce (forbes.com)
  8. Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case (hbr.org)
  9. 5 steps to ending generational stereotypes (cio.com)
  10. 8 Destructive Myths about Millennials in the Workplace (betterup.com)
  11. Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels: Necessary or nonsense? (theconversation.com)
  12. Generational labels are lazy, useless, and just plain wrong | Aeon Essays
  13. Generations science is bunk | OUPblog
  14. Just How Different Are Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers at Work? (hbr.org)
  15. ‘Millennials,’ ‘Gen Z,’ and Other Generations Are Fake - The Atlantic
  16. Marketers should kill Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z (afr.com)
  17. Millennial Stereotyping In The Workplace Isn't Funny (forbes.com)
  18. Millennial Stereotyping Is Hurting Corporate America (forbes.com)
  19. Myths about millennials | The Economist
  20. The digital native is a myth | Nature
  21. The evidence behind generations is lacking. (slate.com)
  22. The dangers of generational stereotyping | Impact International
  23. Top 5 Ways on how to avoid Generational Stereotypes in Organizations - CEOWORLD magazine
  24. What Is 'Generation Alpha'? - The Atlantic
  25. Why do we cling to vacuous generational labels such as ‘millennial’? | Kitty Drake | The Guardian
  26. Why Generational Theory Makes No Sense (forbes.com)
  27. Why the millennial stereotype is wrong - BBC Worklife
  28. Your generational identity is a lie - The Washington Post
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Communication & Cognition

Generational stereotypes can do harm in the workplace — here's how to avoid them

Stereotyping by birth era perpetuates bias, limits potential, undermines unity, and reinforces discrimination, and can cause significant emotional and social harm.
9 minutes
1904
Leadership

GENERATIONAL LABELLING WEB LINKS

A collection of web links to articles about Generational Discrimination.
120 minutes
1180
Communication & Cognition

Generation labels mean nothing. It’s time to retire them.

Philip Cohen claims that generational titles are meaningless, stereotypical and undermine our understanding of social change.
10 minutes
854
Communication & Cognition

Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels: Necessary or nonsense?

Generational labels do not capture the diversity of a generation, but they shape perceptions—defining somebody as Gen-Z etc, might say more about the person labelling than the person labelled.
10 minutes
1110
Military Management

Why Do We Cling to Vacuous Generation Labels Such as ‘Millennial’?

We stereotype generations into groupings such as Millennials and Boomers to understand ourselves and those around us—but is this an oversimplification of a complex reality.
12 minutes
1808
Communication & Cognition

Generational Drama is Stupid Because “Generations” are Stupid

The author of this article argues that referring to ‘generations’—gen, x, y etc.—is pointless due to the variation of attitudes and abilities within those so-called categories.
15 minutes
2324
Communication & Cognition

Forget the generational divide at work—we’re more alike than different, and we all want joy

People, irrespective of when they were born, seem to want the same things from work, such as leaders who listen and a workplace that brings people together.
6 minutes
2461
Communication & Cognition

Bridging Generational Divides in Your Workplace

Employers that don’t think beyond today’s working-age population will likely struggle to maintain a workforce that can produce operational efficiency and be effective.
15 minutes
1902
Standing proudly in front of a Tomahawk trainer is former Spitfire pilot Lindsay Richards (centre), Lancaster Bomber crew Robert Chestermaster (left) and Laurie Woods DFC (right) with Air Force Cadet pilots, Corporal Michael Brannon and Flight Sergeant Anna-Leise Fitzgerald. Please note the following distinction: ADF Cadets are participants in the youth development programs conducted by the three services in cooperation with the community but they are not members of the AD

Disrupting how we think about generations

The author of this article argues that Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Gen X employees are being unfairly labelled and it is leading to a disconnect between management and employees—one that can adversely affect an organization’s culture.
10 minutes
2320
Communication & Cognition

5 Ways to Be a Friendly Workplace for All Generations

This article argues that we should ignore generational stereotypes and start seeing people as unique individuals.
7 minutes
2461
Communication & Cognition

Bridging Generational Divides in Your Workplace

Employers that don’t think beyond today’s working-age population will likely struggle to maintain a workforce that can produce operational efficiency and be effective.
15 minutes