▁Europe ans ▁reported ▁expos ure ▁age ism , ▁only ▁ 2 5 % ▁reported ▁expos ure ▁to ▁sex ism ▁and ▁as ▁few ▁as ▁ 1 7 % ▁reported ▁expos ure ▁to ▁rac ism . ▁ ▁Age ism ▁has ▁significant ▁effects ▁in ▁two ▁particular ▁se ctors : ▁employ ment ▁and ▁health ▁care . ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁dispar ities ▁in ▁health ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁Red uc ing ▁age ism ▁and ▁sex ism ▁would ▁promote ▁improved ▁doctor - pat ient ▁relationships ▁and ▁reduce ▁age ist ▁s tere ot ypes ▁in ▁the ▁health care ▁industry . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁age ism ▁was ▁originally ▁developed ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁older ▁people ▁and ▁middle ▁aged ▁people , ▁but ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers . ▁Like ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁disc rim ination , ▁age ▁disc rim ination , ▁at ▁least ▁when ▁it ▁affect s ▁younger ▁workers , ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁une qual ▁pay ▁for ▁equal ▁work . ▁ ▁Un like ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁disc rim ination , ▁however , ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁w ages ▁is ▁often ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁law . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁federal ▁minimum ▁w age ▁laws ▁allow ▁for ▁employ ers ▁to ▁pay ▁lower ▁w ages ▁to ▁young ▁workers . ▁Many ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁minimum ▁w age ▁laws ▁mirror ▁such ▁an ▁age - based , ▁tier ed ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁As ▁well