Focused on bias towards olders, this is a comprehensive introduction to how ageism affects us individually + collectively

A Discussion Guide on Ageism in Canada

A detailed action plan to help end ageism in the workplace

Rally Against Ageism; We need Your Help To End Ageism 

Rally Against Ageism

challenging assumptions and stereotypes to help overcome ageism in the Durham community

"No matter what age we are, everyone wants a seat at the table." That's just one great quote from this short video about overcoming ageism in our communities

Learning from each other to overcome ageism

The book addresses the fear people have of getting old, as well as Ageism in health, publicity and advertising, cinema, streaming, soap operas, social networks, fashion, sports, and economy. 

Fran Winandy is a pioneer in research and work on Ageism in Brazil. The book's purpose is to awaken people to fight against this prejudice, which begins within each of us!

Ageism: a new name for an old prejudice

This paper is intended to provide an overview of important frameworks and to guide future efforts to both identify and eliminate bias within healthcare delivery systems and health professions training with a particular focus on the intersection of structural racism and ageism.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 

This paper aims to guide future efforts to create a just healthcare system: one that addresses how ageism intersects with other forms of bias, especially racism

Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism & Ageism in Healthcare

These are comments and actions based on how young or old someone is. They show up in many ways, including jokes about someone’s age or questioning their ability to understand things or do things.

Browse this collection of subtle, derogatory comments about age (+ race & other identities) to understand their impact

The Micropedia of Microaggressions

Watch this video to see how Australia's EveryAGE Counts campaign launched Ageism Awareness Day in 2022 and how your organization could follow suit.

Watch this video to see how Australia's EveryAGE Counts campaign launched Ageism Awareness Day in 2022 & how your organization could follow suit

Ageism Awareness Day 2022

This paper proposes a clinical framework for encouraging family members to connect structural ageism in society to the ways internalized bias and 
age-related microaggressions affect their interactions.

This paper proposes a clinical framework for encouraging family members to connect structural ageism in society to the ways internalized bias & 
age-related microaggressions affect their interactions

Ageism & Age Discrimination in the Family: Applying an Intergenerational Critical Consciousness Approach

O livro aborda o medo que as pessoas têm de envelhecer, assim como o Etarismo na saúde, publicidade e propaganda, cinema, streaming, novelas, redes sociais, moda, esportes e economia.

Etarismo: um novo nome para um velho preconceito

Fran Winandy é pioneira em pesquisa e trabalho sobre o Etarismo no Brasil. O objetivo do livro é despertar as pessoas para a luta contra este preconceito, que começa dentro de cada um de nós!

At least twenty podcast sessions highlighting all things ageism. Very informative with professionals from different field practices tackle the issue of ageism. Very sophisticated & informative.

All things ageist & ageism, professional, sophisticated, informative

Not Born Yesterday

Presentation about using Applied Improvisation to combat internalized ageism among olders & their care partners (in Dutch)

AI countert Ageismo

In the UK Ageism is the most prevalent form of discrimination. This project raises awareness of ageism across the UK by hacking traditional historic markers. Ageism is the kind of thing we've been programmed to fear. Purple plaque aims at recognizing the people who have did extra ordinary things. Everybody is capable of doing anything despite their age.

This project raises awareness of ageism across the UK by hacking traditional historic markers 

Purple Plaque campaign

MMOA helps rehab & fitness pros get results with older adults. Old ≠ weak! Tons of tips to help rehab & fitness students, teachers + clinicians base interventions on ability, not age-based assumptions.

MMOA; get better results with older  adults.

Tons of tips to help rehab & fitness students, teachers + clinicians base interventions on ability, not age-based assumptions

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Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism & Ageism in Healthcare

Rally Against Ageism

Learning from each other to overcome ageism