“It’s Easier to do Nothing” – The silence of older women victims of abuse
Kelly Blank, from WAVE (Women Against Violence Europe) shares the results of the TISOVA project based of interviews conducted with older women in senior centres in Estonia, Austria, Greece and
The age and gender dimension of informal caregiving
In most European countries, a large part of long-term care for older people is provided by informal carers. Informal carers are typically older women. Read more about the gender and
Ageism is contagious
Tracey Gendron, PhD, explains how ageism is embedded in our routine actions and language and how we can change what she calls ‘relational ageism’ by adopting a more neutral language.
Trying to make sense of ageism in health
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Professor of Social Policy & International Development at University of East Anglia, puts the finger on the ageist way in which ‘good health’ is assessed in older age
Discrimination in Belgian health care: People 65+ are excluded from refund for consulting a psychologist
Nils Vandenweghe Director of the Flemish Elderly Council shares a characteristic example of ageism in access to mental health care, whereby older people are in a disadvantaged position when they
‘Older people in Greece are seen as a burden and are not encouraged to live independent, active and fulfilling lives’
Liz Mestheneos from Greece gives a vivid account of structural ageism and how it has affected older people across several aspects of their lives, but also Greek society at large.
The U.N. Independent Expert calls on everyone to stand up for their human rights in older age!
On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, Ms. Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, the U.N. Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Persons, shows her support
“When I’m Hundred-Four…” – Ageism in statistics
By Maciej Kucharczyk – Policy Director, AGE Platform Europe “When I’m Sixty-Four” sang the Beatles in 1967 about a man talking to his lover about the plans of their growing
A Day to Reaffirm that Older People Have Rights
A Day to Reaffirm that Older People Have Rights: New ‘Ageing Equal’ Campaign Calls Out Ageism Worldwide! A guest Blog Post By Bethany Brown of Human Rights Watch. Today, as the
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