NICE49 - Stopping ageism, age equity, and rethinking retirement with Ashton Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite is an internationally recognized expert on ageism; she is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. Check out her acclaimed book, This Chair Rocks. A Manifesto Against Ageism.

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What we talked about...

• Speaking truth to power.

• The idea of retirement is obsolete in a world of longer lives.

• The number one reason people love their jobs is their connection to others.

• The Spanish word for retirement is Jubilación which means jubilation.

• In Japan, there’s a special word for your 60th birthday - Kanreki.

• Being called old is only insulting in a world where it is an insult. Ageism is any judgment based on age.

• Physical function is not about age; it’s about ability.

• The only two bad things about aging are that some parts of your body will fall apart, and people you love will die.

• Ashton Applewhite’s TED talk, Let's End Ageism, has nearly two million views.

• Asking for help is especially shameful to men.

• Send in questions to “Yo, is this ageist?”

• My adventure in Iqaluit.

• Age equity and age transparency.

• We can’t challenge bias unless we are aware of it.

• Experience is not a liability. It’s an asset.

• Age bias in corporations is a disadvantage that affects everyone.

• My interview with Ronni Bennet. Check out TimeGoesBy.net.

• READ A Natural History and Ship Fever by Andrea Barrett.

• Check out oldscool.info.

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