Global Report on Ageism
The Global Report on Ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e.g. government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, private sector). It brings together the best available evidence on the nature and magnitude of ageism, its determinants and its impact. It outlines what strategies work to prevent and counter ageism, identifies gaps and proposes future lines of research to improve our understanding of ageism.
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April 1, 2021
Don’t Want to Retire? Here’s How to Maintain a Fulfilling Career into your 80s and Beyond.
Although this article is geared toward older people who are eager to continue working, some of these strategies may help reluctant older employees, too. Here is what I learned from my interviewees.
Resource URL: https://wapo.st/2QbFU9L
March 17, 2021
Third Acts: Some Older Adults are Rejecting Lives of Leisure – on Purpose
If older adults are trying to get past the limitations society often ascribes to them, where might they find role models? As the idea of “third acts” takes hold, baby boomers are demonstrating what increased longevity can bring.
- Aging and Retirement
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Successful/Productive aging
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February 28, 2021
The Career Pivot: How Leapers and Planners Do It
What I learned about both approaches from hosting my “Second Act Stories” podcast
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February 10, 2021
‘It’s Never too Late’: Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives Older Women
For some, starting a business later in life is a matter of financial necessity. …women 65 and older are more likely to do so because they’ve lost a job or need more income. More than 28% of those surveyed said they became entrepreneurs because they had to.
- Age bias/ageism
- Diversity and Aging
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Successful/Productive aging
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2NchrQp
January 15, 2021
Virtual 2021 Friedman Lecture & Awards
Dr. Coughlin’s keynote address — Writing a New Story for Old Age in Today’s Longevity Economy — will provide an overview and discussion of opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurship and innovation for an aging society.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2WYrWbq
December 30, 2020
Census Bureau Releases Interactive Story Map on Population Aging Trends
The Story Maps tool identifies and displays data on the aging population to help inform demography research and policy to ensure that governments and communities are prepared to meet the opportunities and challenges of an aging population.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2WsB2Nq
December 19, 2020
Is the 60-Year Curriculum the Future of Learning?
Why some say: Goodbye, lifelong learning and hello, “long life learning”
- Age bias/ageism
- COVID-19
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
- Successful/Productive aging
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2Kj503C
December 13, 2020
Opinion: What is the Secret to Aging Well?
Intergenerational connection could be a defining feature of American resilience.
- Aging and Retirement
- COVID-19
- Diversity and Aging
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Successful/Productive aging
Resource URL: https://on.mktw.net/33W9MuO
December 9, 2020
Psychology’s Understanding of the Challenges Related to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic in the United States
The goal of this policy statement is to identify challenges that the nation is facing or will face relative to the pandemic and associated crises for which psychological science and expertise can be applied through the adoption of a population health approach at multiple levels with attention to equity concerns
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2VVBrrx