The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Rules the World
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Throughout history, grandparents and especially grandmothers have made positive contributions to their families due to their proximity to their ...
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IMDb now lets people remove their birthdates and birth names from the site. That’s no substitute for culture change. – This Chair Rocks
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The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) has been waging a years-long legal battle with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) to stop ...
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A seemingly simple question—”Is the term ‘senior abuse prevention’ ageist?”— turns out to be a beast. – This Chair Rocks
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I hardly ever cross-post questions from my Yo, Is This Ageist? blog here. I’m making an exception because the question ...
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Becoming less ageist can *reverse* cognitive decline. – This Chair Rocks
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A growing body of fascinating research shows that attitudes towards aging have an actual, measurable, physical effect on how our ...
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Enough with the headlines about age! Not for the reason you think. – This Chair Rocks
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Age and age discrimination have never gotten more media coverage, especially in the wake of President Biden’ announcement that he’s ...
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Women in the workforce are *never* the right age. (Or “right” anything else.) – This Chair Rocks
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Why are women still so underrepresented in positions of power? In the US, for example, why do women still make ...
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A Tale of Three Bicycles – This Chair Rocks
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My latest newsletter, about giving up my old bike and why. I loved hearing back from a subscriber, who responded ...
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Think “too many old people” will swamp social welfare programs? Think again. – This Chair Rocks
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Since the 1970s, population aging—the proverbial “gray tsunami”—has been used to justify “pension reform,” austerity, and privatization across the wealthy ...
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