You may think what you like about the war in Ukraine (I know what I think 🇺🇦) or Janet Yellen, but seeing this 76 year-old woman in a war zone with her white hair and a pair of sneakers makes my heart sing
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Dear Twitter, Patricia Burd from the University of Manchester is looking for pet lovers (65+) who want to share their story about their furry companion for her master's project. See the poster below
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By framing our view on aging, we shape our future
theagebuster.com/blog/own-yo…
Welcome the transformative superpowers of aging
theagebuster.com/blog/reclai…
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Aging is not just about decline, it’s about growth too. Ageism is the simple answer to its complexity
@TraceyGendron's upcoming book casts a light on the link between ageism and ableism
theagebuster.com/blog/rethin…
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Inclusivity is not only about letting people in. It’s about embracing new perspectives
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Demand change
Kudos to Belinde Ruth Stieve, actress and founder of NEROPA™ , a gender & diversity tool designed to increase the proportion of women and encourage diversity in media
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No matter the age, the power to create is yours till the last breath
bit.ly/GDR_difference
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Ask yourself who you are, and you will know what to wear #dressyourSelf
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bit.ly/ERF_dress
Denying aging means missing the opportunity of expanding our identity from Doing to Being
bit.ly/CZ_expand
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Whatever women do with their aging bodies is never okay. Why? Blame it on the Victorians
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bit.ly/SZ_victorians
For the onlooker, gray hair is one of the most stigmatized attributes of aging women.
We need to reclaim the power to look the way we are
bit.ly/SO_visibles
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At the end of the day, aging is nothing more than living
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bit.ly/DK_codeaging
In her books, Joanna Nell strips the cloak of invisibility off older female protagonists and gives them a voice. In a youth-obsessed society, she challenges the reader’s point of view on aging
bit.ly/JN_expectations
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Sexism, capitalism, and ageism are intertwined. Claire Margerison, founder of Independent Carers, is restoring humanity into care.
She needs help to make her care model take off. Pls RT
bit.ly/CM_solution
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Question the barriers to love
Kudos to Lynn Ruth Miller, 87 y.o. stand-up comedian, who is never afraid to try new things and take down walls
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bit.ly/LRM_barriers
We live in a liquid society, with liquid relationships, and ages are diluted too.
bit.ly/eB_stayclear
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Instead of taking it for granted, we should question a system that institutionalizes segments of the population
Simon Jarrett's book brilliantly distills the forces at play
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Sometimes it takes just the beauty of human connections to make us think differently about aging
@TheGateLondon campaign does exactly that
bit.ly/KA_discover
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Abandon the cult of youth. The most exciting stuff happens inside with aging, says Carl Honoré
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