In honour of the International Day of Older Persons on Oct. 1, Top Sixty Over Sixty hosted a session on ageing and ageism. The general consensus after an hour long discussion on how to deal with ageism was quite straightforward. The time has come to move beyond raising awareness about the issue to more action.
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Ageism
Ageism, the unspoken issue at election time in Canada
With an upcoming election, it is surprising that so little attention is being given to how ageism undermines the value, potential, and vital contributions of Canada’s older generations: the generations, who incidentally are those who always come out to vote.
The power of words and images
What is the first image that you conjure up when you think of someone who is elderly?
From One Global Movement to Another
I began to ponder the similarities between the Feminist and Women’s Liberation movement of the 1960s and the increasing spread of today’s anti-ageism movement across the globe.
“WE NEED TO TALK” is off to a good start
By Helen Hirsh Spence. We weren’t sure what to expect when Top Sixty decided to launch, “We Need...
Every Age Counts
One of the persistent themes throughout this pandemic has been how ageism has been re-ignited and brought out into the open. Its time however to do more than acknowledge ageism.
Insights and Impacts During the Pandemic
Having listened to COVID 19 news non-stop for the past six weeks, I have found myself drifting...
Spot the Bias
There is considerable irony in job ads that proudly pronounce the employer is an Equal Opportunity...
How Old Do You Feel?
Do you know the distinctions among “chronological age”, “biological age”, and “subjective age”?...
Reflections on the Old Elephant in the Room
Not long ago the Toronto Star published my article entitled “The (Old) Elephant in the Room”. For...
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