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
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
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.
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 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
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
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
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
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
Mr. Heinz K. Becker, only representative of a senior citizens’ organisation in the European Parliament, is giving a short talk on how can Europe contribute to offer the best social