Old School: Reports & Papers

Reports & Papers

Shorter takes by experts across many domains

Above Ground

The only study of aging visual artists in New York City, for whom stereotypes abound

Position on Structural Ageism

A description of ageist policies & institutions around the world from the EU organization that represents older people

AGEISM & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: Policy Measures to Address Ageism as a Barrier to Adoption and Use of Digital Technology EURO AGEISM KEY MESSAGES

This policy brief investigates what stands between older people & equal access to digital technology & how to overcome these barriers

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

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 and Bullying in the Workplace Implications for policy and practice

A systematic review of research on ageism-related discrimination + bullying in the workplace in Ireland & internationally

Ageism in Culturally Diverse Communities

A preliminary study of how Arabic-, Greek-, Mandarin- & Vietnamese-speaking communities in Australia experience aging & age bias

Ageism in Post-Acute & Long-Term Care: Is That Possible?

An in-depth article about the ways unconscious bias, "elderspeak", & ageist + ableist processes + policies affect longterm care residents & staff

The text "Age Platform Europe" under a blue arch that extends from right to left and ends in the middle of the image. Above that is a yellow arch made of stars from right to center and then a solid line from the center to the bottom left.

Manifesto For European Parliament Elections

Concise blueprint for protecting the rights of older people around the world

Ageism Linked to Culture, Not Demographics: Evidence From an 8-Billion-Word Corpus Across 20 Countries

This exhaustive study addresses the cultural component of ageism & lays the groundwork for tackling it

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Ageism: The Brain Strikes Back!

Does the brain improve with age? This article tackle that fascinating & much-debated question

On a dark green background is written, "American Alliance of Museums" in the upper right corner followed by the title "Museums and Creative Aging: A Healthful Partnership" beneath that is a photo of a group of people in a circle enjoying an outdoor activity.

A landmark report on how museums can integrate older audiences into long-term planning, with a focus on addressing ageism & fostering social connection

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Generations: The Pernicious Problem of Ageism

Devoted entirely to ageism, with commissioned articles by leading experts

An old age problem? How society shapes and reinforces negative attitudes to ageing

Analyzing language to reveal damaging views of aging, from the UK's Centre for Aging Better

Applied Improvisation combats Ageism

Presentation about using Applied Improvisation to combat internalized ageism among olders & their care partners

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

The text "The Benevolent Society The drivers of ageism" in white lettering on an orange background.

The research underlying the national #EveryAGECounts campaign to end ageism in Australia

How to and rebut three common + pernicious myths about older people from the largest advocacy association for older Canadians

That Age Old Question

A jargon-free, comprehensive report from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on the damaging, real-life effects of ageism

Centre for Ageing Better, Ageism: What's the harm? Exploring the damaging impact of ageism on individuals and society.

This report documents the ways ageism harms people & society, exacerbating social inequalities & damaging the economy

Challenging ageism: A guide to talking about ageing and older age

Practical guide to help communications professionals represent ageing more positively & realistically

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Changing perspectives: testing an ageism intervention

This report describes a short, one-off workshop that significantly reduced ageist attitudes & expectations. Joanna Maxwell of the Australian Human Rights Commission is available to explain how to conduct the intervention.

Cartoon images of 3 older people. The two on the outside are holding up a package tag with the French words "Depasses, Lents, Detestables" listed on it.

Contact Aînés : Exposition de sensibilisation sur l'âgisme

Des graphiques originaux pour sensibiliser aux méfaits de l'âgisme. / Six bold graphics that call out ageist stereotypes & demand resistance. In French.

Age Culture Humanities An interdisciplinary Journal

Contested Language

This issue unpacks the meaning- & underlying ageism & ableism- of contested terms within age studies

COVID and Longer Lives: Combating ageism and creating solutions

The World Economic Forum makes a case for eliminating the biggest barrier to healthy aging

Crossing Boundaries: Addressing Ageism Through Children's Books

How literature can help kids critique ageist stereotypes & beliefs

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How can we combat ageism in society and healthcare?

Two gerontological nurses describe age bias in their field & how to teach students to provide the care & support that older patients require & deserve

Across the top of the image, "More Ageism, Worse Design, Worse Health"
Vertically, getting larger from left to right, "Less Ageism, Increased Demand, Increased Supply, Better Design, Better Health"
Across the bottom of the image, "Less Ageism, Better Design, Better Health."
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Design Age Ideas

Good design improves our lives—especially when it comes to "designing age." This report, which leads with "Undo Ageism," sets out a socially inclusive approach to design practice.

EuroAgeism EDADISMO Y TECNOLOGÍA DIGITAL Medidas políticas para abordar la discriminación por razón de edad como barrera para adoptar y usar la tecnología digital

Medidas políticas para abordar la discriminación por razón de edad como barrera para adoptar y usar la tecnología digital

On a mosaic background the text, "Elderly People and Discrimination: Prevention and Reaction."

This book describes the legal rights & vulnerabilities of older people in various contexts + countries around the world.

Enabling age at work – How ageism and ableism overlap in the workplace

A 2021 report from the Int’l. Longevity Centre summarizing perceptions of ageism & ableism among older workers & their effect

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Tackling Ageism & Discrimination

A report in the context of the European Year for Active Ageing & Solidarity between Generations about age discrimination & what to do about it

European Journal of Ageing. Social Behaviorial and Health Perspectives. Springer

Ageism & its consequences

A special edition of this journal dedicated to ageism, with downloadable articles & original investigations

Every Word and Gesture Counts A guide to taking ageism out of aged care

A guide to eliminating biased language & behavior for anyone who provides care for older people, from healthcare workers + managers to family & friends

Experiences of Everyday Ageism and the Health of Older US Adults

This study shows that the more frequently people experienced ageist microaggressions—"everyday ageism"—the more it affected their physical + mental health

Exploring older people’s experiences of ageing and ageism

HelpAge Int'l partnered with organizations in Serbia, Costa Rica, the Gambia + Pakistan to learn more about ageism in low & middle-income countries

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism & Ageism in Healthcare

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

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I Need You, You Need Me

The Young, the Old & What We Can Achieve Together: A report from Generations United & the Eisner Foundation on why it's so important to break down age barriers & how to do it

Global Campaign to Combat Ageism Global Report on Ageism

WHO Global Report on Ageism

This groundbreaking report summarizes the best evidence on the nature & scope of ageism, its causes & effects & what strategies prevent and counter it. Includes specific recommendations for governments, the private sector & civil society.

Green Paper on Ageing: Fostering solidarity & responsibility between generations

Green Paper on Aging sets out a framework that enables all ages to participate fully in the future of Europe

2019 Hiscox Ageism in the Workplace Study

Based on a survey commissioned by a global insurance group, this study finds ageism in the workplace underreported, gendered, ignorant, costly— & preventable

Research Summary Dr. Tim Hessell University of Newcastle

How negative age stereotypes affect corporate talent management

Research by the cofounder of EncourAGEquality explores how Australian HR managers understand "talent" & how it affects perceptions of older workers

The impact of ageism on health and health care: A research roundup and explainer

An overview of how ageism harms our health & affects our healthcare, & why "Momentum is building for policies that take aim at age-based discrimination at the state & federal level"

The Impact of Aging Policy on Societal Age Stereotypes and Ageism

How policymakers can improve the unintended—& potentially damaging—consequences of aging policies on structural ageism

Informe mundial sobre discriminación por edad

El propósito de este Informe mundial sobre el edadismo es subsanar esta brecha y destacar la necesidad de adoptar un enfoque innovador y basado en los derechos, que aborde las estructuras sociales, legislativas y políticas subyacentes que han respaldado durante muchos años determinados supuestos acerca de la “edad” a lo largo del curso de vida.

AJPH A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Interventions to Reduce Ageism Against Older Adults: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

Very important meta-analysis of the effectiveness of a variety of interventions

Is Protecting Older Adults from COVID-19 Ageism?

A study of how COVID-19 protection measures in the UK + Colombia exposed olders to ageism & a loss of autonomy—& why

Research of Becca Levy

How attitudes towards aging affect physical, mental & cognitive well-being from the Yale School of Public Health

Moving Toward Antibigotry: Collected Essays from the Center for Antiracist Research’s Antibigotry Convening

This report examines commonalities across 15 kinds of bigotry, including ageism, in order to inform solidarity & an antibigotry movement

National Center on Elder Abuse Research Brief: Ageism

The NCEA breaks down what ageism is, how + where it manifests & which interventions—at all levels—undo it

Looking to an anti-ageist future

Nature Aging is an online journal for the aging-research community

Five ways to reframe the way we think about age & aging—and take that awareness into our communities

O relatório sugere passos a serem adotados por todos os interessados diretos - incluindo governos, organizações da sociedade civil, instituições acadêmicas, instituições de pesquisa e empresas - para que as políticas e legislações novas e as já existentes sejam cumpridas e para orientar e estimular o contato entre gerações, visando beneficiar pessoas de todas as idades.

On a dark green background, the title "Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons" Below that the text, "United Nations Human RIghts Special Procedures. Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts & Working Groups."

The 2021 report by the UN's Independent Expert on the human rightsof older persons, which examines the prevalence & consequences of age discrimination. In 6 languages.

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Role-Based Framing of Older Adults Linked to Decreased Ageism Over 210 Years

This paper compares two ways of framing aging & suggests we not view older people primarily through the lens of age

Gero-Punk Manifesto

A provocative call from gerontologist Jenny Sasser to question mainstream aging ideology

Ageism: Does it Exist Among Children?

This Serbian study indicates that children have more positive attitudes towards old age than adults do

Six tips for improving news coverage of older people

Two experienced journalists offer tips for better, deeper news coverage of aging-related issues & stories involving older people

Three people sitting in a waiting room. In the middle, the older person of the three is smaller than the other two as a representation of the way older people are treated as lesser than others.

Age Discrimination in Healthcare: The Argument for an Intersectional, Multi-Level Response

This article explains how ageism shows up in healthcare settings at every level, from personal interactions to policy choices & how to respond

The title Embodied Ageism: Our Relationship with our Bodies is at the Heart of the Matter.

Internalized ageism affects our health. How can individuals and practitioners respond, individually &collectively— & from an intersectional perspective?

Still Rare, Still Ridiculed: Portrayals of Senior Characters On Screen in Popular Films from 2015 and 2016

This USC-Annenberg study describes how few characters aged 60 & up are represented in contemporary films— & how poorly

NEW!

This is a poster for "Summer School 2024: Join the co-creators of Old School," a first-ever in-person gathering focused on ageism and how to undo it. The event is hosted by engage: Centre for Research on Aging at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. It will take place from Saturday, August 17th to Monday, August 19th. The poster features three smiling individuals, inviting people to join the "co-conspirators to create an attendee-led convening aimed at advancing a world without ageism." The tagline for the event is "because it's time." Register now!

Summer School 2024 Takeaways

All the content that emerged from Old School's first in-person gathering to envision a world without ageism, including instructions for hosting an attendee-led convening

Talent and Age: How Do Human Resource Manager Meanings of Talent Influence Their Perceptions of Older Workers?

Research exploring how Australian HR managers understand 'talent' & how this influences their perceptions of older workers

The Value of Experience: Age Discrimination Against Older Workers Persists

Clear, concise summary of a 2017 AARP survey of 3,900 people age 45+ who are working or looking for work

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Kids are People: A Radical Idea

Why trusting & respecting kids pays off for companies that make products for children

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Combating Ageism in the World of Work

Encouraging age-inclusive & age-diverse workplaces from the UN Working Group on Ageing

Uprooting Ageism: Shifting Our Thinking to Serve Older Adults

A guide by Drew Malmuth on how to have an anti-ageist approach to working with older artists/students

Disrupt Ageism

Challenging the single story of aging as decline & promoting a culture of aging as development

The Truth About Ageism in the Tech Industry

A comprehensive report from Visier, Inc. on age bias in the tech sector

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We Need to Talk About “Digital Ageism”

Age scholars Clara Berridge + Alisa Grigorovich call for critical analysis of the implications of AI and surveillance technologies in longterm care, and how they might contribute to ageism

"W HAT CAN YOU EXPECT AT YOUR AGE?!" AN INVESTIGATION OF RECENT EXPERIENCES OF AGE DISCRIMINATION BY OLDER ADULTS ACCESSING HEALTH CARE INVESTIGATORS: AAKRITI CHHETRI & NATALIE KANAWATI OWN HEalth Consumers NSW

A detailed investigation of ageism in health care & how it affects older Australians’ wellbeing & quality of life

A snapshot of stereotypes, attitudes & beliefs about age across the Australian lifespan

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

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Exploring the Impact of Ageism in the Workplace on Women

An international survey across demographics + industries to assess how women are affected by age discrimination at work

Worker-related ageism: a systematic review of empirical research

This review of current research describes the many ways age discrimination affects older workers & proposes future studies to address gaps

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