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Awake the Power of Your Own Inner Old Lady
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Good Practices June 14, 2021

Awake the Power of Your Own Inner Old Lady

Photo of and by Maria Seruya Have you ever stopped to imagine who you want to be when you grow old? And if yes, do you feel some kind of
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Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender February 20, 2020

“No woman should endure the years that I endured”

For 50 years, Anna had a relationship with a man who made her feel as if she was his property, without being able to dream about where to go on
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Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Testimonies February 20, 2020

“You find your way out, with help, and with courage.”

Montse suffered psychological abuse for years without being aware of it. She says it was hard to identify and to get out everything she had inside, but that thanks to
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Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Good Practices February 20, 2020

“It’s never too late” – a new awareness raising campaign on the violence against older women

‘It’s never too late’ (in Catalan, #MaiÉsMassaTard) is a campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence against older women launched by Fundació Aroa (Aroa Foundation) in Spain. The intersection of
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“Everything changed when I joined a literacy class”
Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Social Rights, Testimonies September 30, 2019

“Everything changed when I joined a literacy class”

Women who could not access education earlier in their life are often at higher risk of abuse or violence due to their dependency to family members. Harimaya (name changed), an
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“They told me to never come back”
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Race, Testimonies April 15, 2019

“They told me to never come back”

As she is still mourning her husband, Odile is accused of being a witch and kicked out of her house where she was looking after her grand children and great
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“I didn’t realize was that my age would be a factor holding me back”
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Race, Ageism and Social Rights, Testimonies March 20, 2019

“I didn’t realize was that my age would be a factor holding me back”

Zelda earned her PhD at the age of 56. She is telling us the higher education journey she went through after starting college in her late 30s and how her
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The Istanbul Convention: Protecting the rights of older women to live a life free from violence
Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts December 7, 2018

The Istanbul Convention: Protecting the rights of older women to live a life free from violence

One in four women over the age of 60 in Europe has experienced abuse or violence in the last 12 months. Older women are also less likely to report violence
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Connaitre les trajectoires individuelles pour mieux agir : le cas des femmes immigrées marocaines âgées en Belgique
Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 28, 2018

Connaitre les trajectoires individuelles pour mieux agir : le cas des femmes immigrées marocaines âgées en Belgique

Il a beaucoup été question du vécu des immigrés hommes marocains qui sont venus travailler en Belgique dans les années 60. L’expérience des femmes  reste peu abordée. Fatima Hanine et
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Preventing elder abuse: educational resources from collaborative projects
Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Good Practices November 20, 2018

Preventing elder abuse: educational resources from collaborative projects

Ageism is increasingly recognised as a root cause for elder abuse. Because of this ageist lens, older people are seen as different, without the same rights as the rest of
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