Promoting inclusive care environments for older people with sexual and gender diversities

Trish Hafford-Letchfield explains how older LGBT in residential care are victims of a ‘double trauma’ and
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Challenging the perception of retired union members

At a union’s recent conference for Retired Members in the UK, one of the last motions
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Intergenerational solidarity to tackle ageism

The work and experience of equality bodies (collected here and here) confirm that ageism and high

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

Ageism: the youth perspective

Ageism is more ingrained than other forms of discrimination, and it is used to discriminate against

The diverse (invisible) forms of intergenerational solidarity

A lot of intergenerational exchanges take place at grassroots level. Philippe Seidel, AGE Policy Officer in

Intergenerational labour markets as a driver for employment

In the field of employment, it is sometimes said that older workers have obsolete skills and

‘We are not given any respect and support’: the 4th week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell

Our fourth #AgeingEqual campaigning week looked at the experience of migration by older people. Many difficulties experienced by
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Older migrants have the right to be treated with respect: respect of their age, and respect of their culture

The ‘othering’ of older migrants in Western societies is common, also when one encounters care professionals.
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Homelessness is not only about housing… and it is experienced by people of all ages!

Most often homelessness is associated with accelerated ageing due to the living conditions of sleeping rough