ageism

By PTI MUMBAI: Actor Madhoo says she decided to leave the film industry at the peak of her career in the 90s because she was unhappy with the roles she was getting and "meaty roles" are difficult for women of a…

The study led by Professor Julie Henry from UQ's School of Psychology looked at why self-directed ageism is common. "Older people are regularly exposed to ageism such as negative assumptions about their worth, capacity or level of…

A couple of years back, during a hypnosis session where I was trying to rid myself of audition anxiety –something I’ve had since my teenage years – I had an out-of-body experience.While re-enacting an audition scene, my therapist cut…

Los Angeles, February 8 Madonna has written a lengthy social media post saying that "ageism and misogyny" are behind the commentary about her look at the Grammys. Unbowed and far from bloody after being the talk of Twitter for two…

My 68-year-old husband is affable by nature, so he moves fairly easily through the world. He can strike up a conversation with just about anyone and knows most of our local shopkeepers by name. That’s why I was surprised when he returned…

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Late Bloomers. Check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4. We receive a lot of messages about how bad it is to grow old. Anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite says that while some of our…

In ‘Grace and Frankie,’ the protagonists design a vibrator for use by older people. Credit: Shutterstock Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how…

The cast of Showtime's Yellowjackets is mostly female.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My six-year-old granddaughter, Bella, truly enjoys calling me old. I always look shocked and then suggest that "I'm not old. I'm older." We have fun with the…

Denise Mann MONDAY, June 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a cancel culture where there's zero tolerance for prejudice, at least one form of discrimination appears to be alive and well.Ageism involves…