It began as a casual conversation that Janine, our founder, had with her daughters and son-in-law about how to bring generations together to talk about ageism. She’d been reading research that indicated that intergenerational connection and education are...
In the last few months, “Zoom” has become a verb, with more and more people of all ages connecting through technology for education, health care, work, and with friends. Is this a permanent trend? What have we learned? What “digital divides”...
I’ve always loved giving with a purpose in mind, and this year I’d like to focus on an issue I’ve been working on: addressing ageism. This 2019 holiday anti-ageism holiday gift guide suggests a few gifts that advance the movement to end ageism, and...
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...
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 to. There is ageism at every age. This...
