Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity

Life Stories: Older people talked and young people wrote

Through the development of mutual intergenerational understanding, the ‘Life Stories’ project encouraged the development of relationships between young people and the older generation as a contribution towards preventing ageism. Ingrid

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

Intergenerational solidarity to tackle ageism

The work and experience of equality bodies (collected here and here) confirm that ageism and high levels of discrimination against older people present a major barrier to any ambition for

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

The importance of fighting ageism for future generations: a message from MEP Brando Benifei

Mr. Brando Benifei, one of the youngest Member of the European Parliament, has joined the #AgeingEqual campaign to call for a new cultural mindset of inclusive of all age groups.

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

A few steps to start tackling ageism against young people

Wondering how to tackle ageism against young people? The European Youth Forum is giving you a check-list to start with. Adopting and/or adapting laws and policies. Laws and policies currently

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

Ageism: the youth perspective

Ageism is more ingrained than other forms of discrimination, and it is used to discriminate against young people on an individual level, but also on a wider, structural level. The

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

The diverse (invisible) forms of intergenerational solidarity

A lot of intergenerational exchanges take place at grassroots level. Philippe Seidel, AGE Policy Officer in charge of employment and active ageing made a quick scan for us… including invisible

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 29, 2018

Intergenerational labour markets as a driver for employment

In the field of employment, it is sometimes said that older workers have obsolete skills and should step aside to make room for younger better qualified and cheaper workers: this

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Testimonies October 29, 2018

‘We were born to connect’

Just like in his 2017 TEDx talk, Clive Colledge calls for generations to unite and forget anything the media or advertising tells us about the age group we supposedly belong

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts October 22, 2018

Building age-friendly cities and communities: to enable generations to live together?

The impact of population ageing on the economy and health care is much discussed. But where older people live is important as well. Dr. Tine Buffel discusses how can cities