Ageism

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Testimonies October 10, 2018

‘When I am an old woman, shall I wear purple?’

Just like in the poem of Jenny Joseph, Laura Christ, proud member of the Older Women’s Network Netherlands (OVN-NL) and OWN Europe, reflects the fantasy of being a different person

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Good Practices October 10, 2018

Programa LEGADO: valorizar la experiencia de las personas mayores y su rol como transmisoras de cultura

El programa Legado forma parte de la iniciativa Euskadi Lagunkoia (Euskadi Amigable). Esta iniciativa puesta en marcha por el Departamento de Empleo y Políticas Sociales del Gobierno Vasco (País Vasco,

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 9, 2018

Old age poverty has a female face: Being an Elderly Migrant Woman in Sweden

Monica Cristea, vice-chair of RIFFI, the Federation of Migrant Women Associations in Sweden and member of European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) sheds light on the additional barriers migrant women

Ageism, Testimonies October 8, 2018

Belgian Center for Equal Opportunities calls for action against age discrimination in access to driving insurances

In a move to end age discrimination against older drivers, Unia, the Belgian Center for Equal Opportunities, formally calls on Belgian minister Kris Peeters to take action. About 1 in

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 8, 2018

The challenge of healthy ageing: while men die, women suffer

Peggy Maguire, from EIWH (European Institute of Women’s Health) reminds us that in a society where women outlive men but are burdened by more years of ill health, disease prevention,

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts October 6, 2018

The European Women’s Lobby joins the “Ageing Equal” campaign and calls for the empowerment of older women across Europe

Ageism continues to be pervasive worldwide and has serious consequences for the health and well-being of old people, leading to marginalization, poverty and abuse. Nonetheless, it is not considered as

Ageism, Blogposts October 6, 2018

A first week of campaigning for ageing with equal rights!

On 1st October, the International Day of Older Persons, we launched the global anti-ageism campaign #AgeingEqual that will run until the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Ageism, Ageism and Participation, Blogposts October 6, 2018

Digital society: A better world… for all?

José-Luis Tejedor shares with us his concerns about the rapid digitalisation of our societies and how this may be a threat to the full enjoyment of human rights by older

Ageism, Ageism and Disability, Ageism and Migration, Testimonies October 6, 2018

‘I feel this hidden discrimination from people’s gaze and attitudes’

Sait Mentes Birlik shares a moving testimony about his journey from Turkey after he started to live with the Guillain-Barre syndrome: a striking evidence that interwoven discriminations further hinder the