Ageism

Ageism and Heterosexism in Hollywood

Brooke Lewis | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Hollywood, Ageism, Agism, Casting Heterosexism, Casting Agism, Hollywood Heterosexism, Heterosexism, Hollywood Ageism, Hollywood Agism, Casting Ageism, Gay Voices News
Brooke Lewis

Steven shared a few stories with me, and I was surprised by how often he actually deals with heterosexism in the entertainment industry. It seems as though he deals with it almost as much as I and my actress friends deal with ageism and sexism on the casting couch!

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The Serenity Myth

Carol Orsborn | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Ageism, Serenity, Spirituality, Aging, Gail Sheehy, Myths About Aging, Serenity Myth, Religion News
Carol Orsborn

Now that I've surpassed "middle age," I have finally gotten a taste of the serenity after which I lusted so hard and long. Here's what I have to say about it: It's overrated.

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Aging with Pride: The Call for Boomer Consciousness

Carol Orsborn | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Ageism, Aging, Baby Boomers, Diane Keaton, Aarp, Betty White, Spirituality, Fifty News
Carol Orsborn

Baby boomers need a new consciousness movement. Not only is the adoption of anti-aging messages pervasive in our society destructive to our psyches, it bears dangerous ramifications for us economically, socially and politically.

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The Other Side Of Forty

Robert Levithan | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Ageism, Graceful Aging, Getting Older, Aging Gracefully, Aging, Bob Bergeron Death, Bob Bergeron, The Right Side of Forty Bob Bergeron, Bob Bergeron the Right Side of Forty, The Right Side of 40 Bob Bergeron, Bob Bergeron the Right Side of 40, Older Gay Men, Bob Bergeron Suicide, Gay Voices News
Robert Levithan

Presumably, Bergeron's mission in writing The Right Side of Forty was to help spur a healthier outlook on aging for gay men. His disillusionment and suicide send the exact opposite message. However, we must not allow it to reinforce an outdated message of hopelessness regarding aging.

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The Fairest One of All: What is This (Latest) Female Competition Really About?

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Competition, Julianna Margulies, Julia Roberts, The Good Wife, Narcissism, Mirror Mirror, Snow White, Envy, Enviac, Alicia Florrick, Ageism, Smash, Jealousy, Women News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

The truth is, competition at the workplace and elsewhere does exist among women.

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Why We Lie About Our Age

Robert Levithan | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Ageism, Aging, Lying About Our Age, Agism, Lying About Your Age, Age Lying, Lying About Age, Gay Voices News
Robert Levithan

Most of us will not suffer harm if we are honest about our sexuality or our age. We do, however, suffer psychically, from constant denial of the truth about who or what we.

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This is What Real Women Working Look Like

Nancy Hiller | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women in Agriculture, Female Carpenters, Female Stone Carvers, Sexism, Images of Women at Work, Working Women, Working Hands, Ageism, Female Builders, Female Chefs, Female-Welders, Slidepollajax, Women News
Nancy Hiller

Photos like these present the idea of work as a kind of fashion accessory for these women, an occasion for dressing up. Sexy babes meet The Village People.

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The Man in the Mirror

Robert Levithan | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Ageism, Internalized-Prejudice, Perception, Mindfulness, Vanity, Aging, Aging Gracefully, Thoughts on Aging, Healthy Living News
Robert Levithan

What about developing a truer relationship with the man or woman in the mirror? Yes, look into your eyes, the proverbial windows to the soul. Get curious. Leave judgment behind. Take a breath. Don't listen to the harsh voices that might show up.

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No One Wants a Younger Boss... Or Do They?

Tay K. McNamara, PhD | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Workplace Productivity, Ageism, Young Managers, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace, Older Workers, Business News
Tay K. McNamara, PhD

Generally, workers who described their supervisors as younger than them viewed their supervisors as less supportive as compared to workers who described their supervisors as older than them.

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Is Betty White's New Show Ageist?

Marc Middleton | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Betty White's Off Their Rockers, Television, Reality TV, Betty White, Ageism, Nbc, Growing Bolder, TV Canada, Fifty News
Marc Middleton

Off Their Rockers is described as a hidden camera-style show in which old folks prank young people. I was hopeful it would be something new, clever and exciting that shined a positive comedic light on aging. I was sadly disappointed.

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Aging: A Universal but Personal Experience

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Aging, Retirement, Ageism, Loss, Age Discrimination, Isolation, Loneliness, Fifty News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Despite what the advertisers and surgeons may tell us, no one has figured out how to stop the clock. And as our clocks tick longer and longer, we all face physical and emotional challenges.

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How To Keep Your Job When You're Over 50

www.thestreet.com | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Ageism, Jobs, Job Security, Aging, Workplace, Career Tips, Workplace Diversity, Fifty News

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Need to work longer before retiring? Older worker, beware! A bull's-eye is being stenciled on your back. This can put a crimp ...

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Age Discrimination Takes Its Toll

newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Ageism, Ageist, Discrimination, Prejudice, Age Discrimination, New Old Age, Fifty News

Raise your hand if you've felt that people treat you with less respect or courtesy than others, that they act as if you're not smart, that you get poo...

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Make This the Year to Embrace Your Age

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Fifty, Women Over 50 on Facebook, Life After 50, Over Fifty, The Best of Everything After 50, Barbara Hannah Grufferman, Women on Facebook, huffpost50, Embracing-Aging, Aging Gracefully, Anti Aging, Ageism, Video, Fifty News
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Isn't it time to change how we view aging? Have we created a society of "haves" and "have nots" based not so much on how much we have, but on how much we can spend on looking younger?

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Fount Of Blessing, Fount Of Youth: Age And The American Church

Ryan Harper | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Christianity, Youth, Senior, Age, American Church, Old Christians, Elderly in Church, Young Christians, Ageism, Ageism in the Church, American Christianity, Age in the Church, Religion News
Ryan Harper

American churches should stop fawning over young people like me. The fact that I and my demographic are so idealized bespeaks a profound, if often unintentional, ageism.

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Yoga, Business and the Secret of Everlasting Youth

Francine Hardaway | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Yoga, India, Hindu, Religion and Spirituality, Ageism, Youth, Personal Health Stories, Youth and Aging, Aging Gracefully, Everlasting Youth, Healthy Living News
Francine Hardaway

About 15 years ago, after more than 25 years as a runner, I awoke one morning to incredible back pain -- as in, I couldn't get out of bed. Because I was in the habit of running, it never occurred to me to stop.

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Growing Bolder: How to Be Attractive to Lovers, Friends and Employers

Marc Middleton | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Marc Middleton, Baby Boomers, Fifty, Unemployment, Workplace, Growing Bolder, Retirement, Friendship, Job Search, Dating, Ageism, Women Over 50, Discrimination, Fifty News
Marc Middleton

It's supposed to be the best time of our lives. For many, it's become the worst. There are now more single, unemployed and lonely men and women over the age of 50 than ever before.

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Unemployment Is Rocking The Love Boat

AARP | Debra Silverberg | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Marriage, Baby Boomers, Depression, Unemployment, Libido, Impotence, Sex, Ageism, Aarp, Love Post50, Fifty News

Claiming a headache used to be the nice way to tell your other half that you weren't in the mood. When one of you is unemployed, it can affect far mor...

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Stand Up To Ageism

High50 | Linda Kelsey | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Ageism, Discrimination, Baby Boomers, high50, Workplace Discrimination, Age Discrimination, Fifty News

When I first heard that an anonymous actress was suing Amazon. which owns IMDB (the Internet Movie Database), for more than $1 million dollars for pub...

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Ageism in the Job Market: Truth or Hype?

Mary Eileen Williams | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Senior Job Search, Post-50 Job Search, Career Advice, Reinvention, Adult Job Search, Job Advice, Job Search, Fifty News, Ageism, Fifty News
Mary Eileen Williams

Are you over 50 and feeling overlooked? If so, you're not alone. There's no doubt about it, looking for work is tough and it's even more difficult for mature jobseekers. Or is it?

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That Wedding Bell Could Have Been Mother-in-Law Hell

Sally Abrahms | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Ageism, Family Weddings, Mothers-in-Law, Weddings, Parenting Parents, Adult Children, Love Post50, Fifty News
Sally Abrahms

We live in an ageist society, where old and infirm family members are often invited out of obligation, not genuine desire.

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Question Authority: The Boomers Are Coming and They Won't Play Dead

Bernard Starr | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Entitlements, Baby Boomers, Social Security, Ronald Reagan, Retirement, Pensions, Jobs, Dan Rostenkowski, Recession, Newsweek, Senior Citizens, Unemployment, Ageism, Woodstock, Vietnam, Means-Testing, Medicare, End of Life Care, Family Values, Dr. Spock, Sexual Revolution, Fifty News
Bernard Starr

Politicians beware -- the boomers are coming. Like drill sergeants you may bark your marching orders and expect unchallenged compliance. But this army will march to its own drum beat.

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Growing Bolder: How Old Are You?

Marc Middleton | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Healthy Living News, Aging, Growing Bolder, Ageism, Aging Gracefully, Consciousness, Aging and Exercise, Aging and Health, Aging and Activity, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Marc Middleton

When someone says, "But I don't feel 50," it implies that 50 is supposed to feel bad. We believe that because we've been programmed to believe it for decades. We have the power to redefine what it means to grow old.

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S&P Decided Your Aging Parents Are Destroying America: Is That OK With You?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Ageism, Standard & Poors, U.S. Economy, Aging Parents, Aging, Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave, Politics News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

What if some factor in Standard & Poor's downgrade is their unchallenged belief that older adults are essentially a "burden" -- that your mom and dad (and in the years ahead -- you) have absolutely nothing useful to contribute to society?

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Why Aging Doesn't Have to Mean Boring

Pat Montandon | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Graceful Aging, Aging Concerns, Aging Mindset, Ageist Society, Aging Fun, Healthy Living Body, Ageism, Healthy Living News
Pat Montandon

Faced with a body that may not be able to physically perform like it once did -- and perhaps plagued with family issues or retirement concerns that are unique to aging -- older folks are often fearful ...

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