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Young Black men are being denied employment for multifaceted reasons, and when they do find work, are often trapped in low-paying jobs.
In general, an ageing population puts added pressure on the working-age population to be more productive – just to maintain total output – amid growing fiscal constraints.
Planned legal changes could make it easier for people to take workplace discrimination cases to court by eliminating often prohibitive costs.
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
Their desire to pursue marriage abroad not only reveals their longing for a better life but also reveals the pervasive gender, age and class inequalities that continue to plague modern-day China.
Children absorb these stereotypes from a young age. And ageism is all around us.
What is life like at 100? Centenarians shared their joys and future hopes with a team of Saskatchewan researchers.
The challenging realities surrounding end-of-life care are especially difficult for older people experiencing homelessness, who have more barriers to accessing hospice care.
COVID-19 is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, but it’s older people who are dying. That we accept this and carry on as if the pandemic is over reveals our ageism: We don’t value older people.
To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
Ageism is pervasive and these women are still exceptions in society.
Labels that reflect our gender, racial or age-specific biases can often undermine others.
Locking individuals into the narrative of age as a vulnerability means inevitably creating ageist stereotypes.
It’s not just a problem of leadership – ageing politicians tend to dominate around the world.
Technologies are now ubiquitous in everyday modern life, but ageism means that older adults are excluded from the design of the technologies that they use.
For many men, grey hair is just part of getting older, but for women, going grey can have major consequences.
Universities can support mature students by addressing stigma and ageism, creating a sense of community and adapting programs to suit their multiple roles.
When Maree was given flowers by a TikTok influencer, she felt ‘de-humanised’ and reduced to her age. Here is how benevolent ageism shows up in our society.
TikTok is increasingly the social media of choice for older people who enthusiastically reject socially constructed notions of old age.
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Lecturer, King's College London
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Professor of Gender & Social Justice and English Literature, Trent University
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Professor in Management,, University of Glasgow
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Professeur des Universités en Histoire des Sciences, Université de Lorraine
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Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
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Professor of Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Department of General Practice, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Kent
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Associate professor, Universitat de Girona
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Reader in Human Geography, University of St Andrews
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Professor in Nursing, Western Sydney University
