Fighting ageism starts with a conversation
Our mission is to fight ageism. So how does that relate to our name, Changing the Narrative? A narrative is just a story, but the stories we tell are what form our beliefs. The stories we tell about growing old are limited and often negative. To fight ageism, we have...
Taking action on ageism
There are a lot of things to say about ageism and why it is a problem. Fortunately, there are more and more voices speaking out. It is going to take plenty of conversation to move the needle. Taking action on ageism will require shifting culture. Here are some ways we...
The potential of age-friendly workplaces
Why age-friendly workplaces? Our population is getting older. At first, this may sound bad. That’s because we tend to think that older equals lesser. Instead, we’d argue that older really equals different. As we age, we have different skills, different abilities,...
Is ageism just about older people?
"Ageism is about older people". When you do a search on the word “ageism”, this definition comes up: “prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.” What follows is a series of articles about the impact of ageism on older people. There are different...
Age segregation and ageism
Here is a thought experiment. Picture each of these situations in your mind: a book club meeting in a coffee shop, people at a table at local bar on a Friday evening, a meeting in a downtown office building. What do these pictures have in common? Are the people in the...
Judging the book by its cover – ageism at every age
Sara Breindel, Changing the Narrative blogger Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist, is getting lots of press lately for her leadership of the global youth climate movement. Her detractors often imply that she is too young to have an opinion worth listening...
Ageism is an issue for everyone
We have all heard our generation, whatever it is, put down as a group. “Millennials all think that . . .” "If only the Baby Boomers were not all so . . .” We even do it to ourselves, especially when it is to our advantage. “Our generation had to sacrifice to make...
5 Things You Don’t Know About Older Workers
We should be thinking differently about hiring older workers. But, first, we need to challenge our assumptions. Here are five things you may not know about older workers: 1. Older workers still want to work Not everyone wants to retire. Let’s get rid of the picture of...
We need older workers to keep working
We need older workers in the workforce. Ever heard of the “Lump of Labor Fallacy”? Perhaps not under that name. The argument goes something like, “if you add more people to the workforce – or if people don’t leave it – there will be fewer jobs left for everyone else”....
The multigenerational workplace opportunity
We are facing a new paradigm - the multigenerational workplace. It is possible have up to five generations working together in one workplace. The labor force is changing. People are living longer and healthier lives and can contribute for many years past traditional...
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