Age Without Limits

Ageism refers to stereotyping or prejudice directed towards a person because of how old they are. Ageism can have a hugely damaging impact on us as we get older - from employment to finances and everything in between. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eBzpDG5c #AreYouAgeist #AgeWithoutLimits

Jill told us: “I think of the things I’ve said…A classic is something I heard from my mother, ‘mutton dressed as lamb’, and now I’ll say to my daughters; ‘am I too old for this?’ “I suddenly realised that over the years, some of my attitudes have been ageist and I’d not even been aware of it. Yet it's the one ‘ism’ we will all eventually become part of.” Turning 60 was a milestone for Jill - and it wasn’t helped by her own earlier attitudes towards ageing. “I suddenly felt I didn’t have much time left and I feared I’d lost part of who I was. I realised that if I see getting older as a negative thing, that’s going to affect how I feel and interact. We need to understand what we can do to develop a more positive attitude towards ageing.” Thinking negatively about ageing and older people has been accepted and ignored for too long. Join a growing movement of people and organisations working to make society more age-inclusive #AgeWithoutLimits ?? Sign-up to receive campaign news here https://lnkd.in/eiX2AMHA

Did you know that there are no rules that newspapers and magazines need to follow when it comes to avoiding age discrimination?? If you think that #ageist headlines should become a thing of the past, join us and call on print regulators @IpsoNews to add avoiding age discrimination to the official guidance that journalists must follow: See ?? https://lnkd.in/eqURbV-b #AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #Inclusion

We ALL need workplaces and recruitment processes to become more age-friendly so that age is no longer a barrier to people finding jobs, or employers finding people.

"We want our older residents to be seen for the amazing contributions, influences and impacts they make to their communities.” How we are represented as we grow older matters, and authentic, positive images play a vital role in challenging stereotypes about ageing. Age Friendly North Norfolk celebrated age-positive imagery with a photography competition and exhibition to mark our last action day - which included these fantastic images! Read more at https://lnkd.in/egu34tEY. ?? If you’re looking for free-to-use, age-positive images for your work or project, don’t forget you can explore our image library - https://lnkd.in/eUmEPDgx Photo credits: 'Champion 2' by Darren Neale, 'Young at heart' by Russell Sparkes, 'Red Hat Ladies' by Sally Redgrave #ImageLibrary #Representation #FreeImages #PositiveAgeing

What do you think about the way in which newspapers represent older people? Frequently, the media’s stereotypical portrayal of older people pits generations against each other, and contributes to #ageist attitudes, beliefs & behaviours. You can take action by joining us to call on print regulators @IpsoNews to add avoiding age discrimination to the official guidance that journalists must follow: See ?? https://lnkd.in/eqURbV-b #AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #Inclusion

“I don’t feel as if I can make myself heard in the job market, which is frustrating,” one job seeker complained to us. “There’s no question that ageism is very much present in the workplace, but not fully identified or challenged. As I’ve got older, the gap between jobs has got longer, despite appropriate qualifications and bags of experience. “It can be so hard to pinpoint age bias but I hear it in the feedback I get to another failed application, when the recruiter says ‘you wouldn’t want to be managed by someone half your age’, or that ‘you’re over qualified for the role, and would leave quickly’ or even ‘you aren’t quite the right cultural fit’. These are really quite insulting ideas that shouldn’t have to be tolerated in the 21st century. With the UK’s ageing population we need intergenerational workplaces to flourish, and younger workers’ fresh perspectives to complement the judgment, problem-solving, and mentoring skills of the older worker.” Learn more about ageism in the workplace and what support is available https://lnkd.in/evSNBPXv #PositiveAgeing #Inclusion #EqualityDiversityInclusion #AgeWithoutLimits #Recruitment

Dehumanising. Offensive. Stereotyping. Condescending. Patronising. These are a just few of the words that people used about real newspaper headlines that talked about older people. Today is the UN’s International Day of Older People and so the perfect day to call for older people to be more fairly portrayed in the media. If you think that #ageist headlines should become a thing of the past, join us and call on print regulators @IpsoNews to add avoiding age discrimination to the official guidance that journalists must follow: See ?? https://lnkd.in/eqURbV-b #AgeWithoutLimits #PositiveAgeing #Inclusion #IDOP

?? Today is the UN's International Day of Older People! How will you mark the occasion? Across the UK, a range of activities will be taking place to raise awareness of opportunities and challenges of an ageing population, and to mobilise the wider community to address difficulties faced by many older people. Find out more here https://lnkd.in/ecaRAUna Why not share this post? Use #IDOP2024

"I need to shrink my CV!" That's what we were told by older jobseekers in Birmingham, who felt pressured to take older but valuable jobs off their CV to stand more chance with recruitment consultants and employers. One in three people aged over 50 believe they have been turned down for a job because of their age. Workplaces and recruitment processes need to become more age-friendly so that age is no longer a barrier to people finding jobs, or employers finding people. Learn more about #Ageism in the workplace and what support is available https://lnkd.in/evSNBPXv #PositiveAgeing #Inclusion #EqualityDiversityInclusion #AgeWithoutLimits #Recruitment