Ageism 2009 |
Monday Nov 02 2009
By Jim Selman | Bio
There is nothing new about ageism, other than the fact that there are increasing numbers of people growing older (which means increasing numbers of examples of age discrimination against older people). The latest statistics from AARP show formal anti-discrimination complaints are up roughly 30% in the workplace. I had some fun with this in my recent blog, proposing we create the National Organization of Pissed-Off Elders (N.O.P.E.). However, it isn’t a laughing matter when we see a potentially tragic problem growing in our society that can be prevented.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
Tagged with: aarp ageism discrimination elders national_organization_of_pissed_off_elders
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