Showing posts with label ageism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ageism. Show all posts
Friday, February 14, 2025

Ageism

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 Ageism—discrimination based on age—affects many people, especially seniors. It shows up in everyday conversations, workplace policies, and ...
Friday, July 5, 2024

10 Tips to Combat Ageism Within an Organization

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Nearly 60 years after workplace age discrimination was outlawed, two out of three workers aged 45 to 74 say they have experienced age discri...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Creating an Age-Inclusive Society

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To combat ageism and promote an age-inclusive society, it is essential to challenge stereotypes and raise awareness about the valuable contr...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Should We Reframe How We Talk About Aging?

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In an earlier post, I suggested that ageism is a problem because the research on the subject is inconclusive. One way to bring more awarenes...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Thoughts on Ageism

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Ageism, a form of discrimination based on age, is a pervasive issue that affects individuals in numerous aspects of their lives. Ageism enco...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Promoting Positive Ageing

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Embracing a positive mindset towards aging is a key strategy to enhance subjective age. By challenging negative beliefs about getting older,...
Sunday, November 26, 2023

Chronological vs Subjective ageind Examining Stereotypes and Prejudice

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Ageism, much like the high-waisted jeans trend, is a concept that has unfortunately stood the test of time. It refers to prejudice, stereoty...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Subjective vs Chronological Age 1

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Do you feel as old as you are, and if so, what does this mean to your ability to enjoy growing older. Subjective vs Chronological age are di...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

A walk down memory lane with a purpose

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 We need to find ways to make our voices heard, here are some more ideas. Stay informed about proposed legislation related to senior rights ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Ah, ageism, the fine art of stereotyping

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  Ah, ageism, the fine art of stereotyping an entire group of people because, well, who needs individuality when you can make sweeping gener...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Official Launch of the Canadian Coalition Against Ageism

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The official launch of the newly-formed Canadian Coalition Against Ageism took place in Toronto in late November. The BC Seniors Advocate is...
Sunday, September 11, 2022

Promoting the labour force participation Of older Canadians

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In 2018 the government published a report on labour force participation of older Canadians. It was relatively upbeat, and it saw a world whe...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Ageism in Canada

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 We have a new Minister of Seniors at the Federal level in Canada, and she has been busy sending out information about programs and services...
Saturday, June 4, 2022

Another post on Ageism

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Ageism--Stereotyping and Discrimination Ageism has been defined as the process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against older p...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Ageism is alive and well in Canada

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  In Canada in the 1980s-early 1990s, a subtle change started to take place in society as neoliberalism’s creeping ideological rhetoric ente...
Saturday, April 2, 2022

Ageism and neoliberal thought

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  Margaret Thatcher in 1981 said, “There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families. Economics i...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

institutional ageism

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 A few months ago, I was invited to a meeting by the local Member of Parliament to talk about what the group Wilson Senior Advisory does for...
Monday, November 29, 2021

A study of ageing through photographs

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Linda Outcalt is a research assistant with the UVic site for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and a recent Interdisciplinary ...