There was no beating around the bush in a New York Times interview with Senator Diane Feinstein by Adam Nagourney and Inyoung Kang. They asked Feinstein some straightforward questions about age as she is running for what many consider her final term at 85 years old. Q. Do you think President Trump’s attacks on you as doddering are ageist? A. He’ll […]
Former Playboy bunny Dorrie Jacobson is 83 and reinventing herself as a style blogger. A few months ago she donned her bunny ears once again for an Instagram shoot. “I wanted to do something to combat ageism. I didn’t see older women being represented. It also makes me feel self-confident.” Her Instagram account, @seniorstylebible […]
Ashton Applewhite is ready for a revolution. In 2016, she wrote This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. The radical idea that we’re all guilty of ageism– even against ourselves as we age– led to a series of engaging interviews and a TED Talk that received a standing ovation. Applewhite lays bare the idea that […]
Women in the music industry who have to grapple with sexism and harassment at the beginning of their careers find themselves facing another insidious threat as they get older: ageism. Singers Madonna, Yoko Ono, Alison Moyet, and Pink each have their own approach to changing perceptions in the industry and with fans. As pop legend […]
This article was written by Next For Me member Diana Moreland. She was surprised to find after decades of working in tech that she was suddenly faced with the unspoken discrimination of being an ‘older’ worker. I’ve been working since the 70s and have never had trouble getting or keeping a job. I have been […]