The October 9 initiative launched in 2022 by the American Society on Aging (ASA), a national membership organization.

Older people spend an average of 21 days a year on medical appointments. That's according to a recent study. And given how much time health care workers spend with older adults, you might think they ...

The mission against ageism continues. In May 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill was introduced entitled “Protecting Older Workers from Age Discrimination Act (POWADA)” to level the playing field for older ...

For example, casting older adults only in frailty roles, assuming younger workers are inexperienced, or marketing products ...

Last week we discussed the personal impact of internal ageism, the negative voices in our head that influence our well-being and longevity. Fortunately, ageist beliefs are not set in stone and are ...

Walt Jennings Grayson is a 28-year-old attorney in Raleigh who went to a top-notch law school, has been admitted to the North ...

President Joe Biden attends a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington. REUTERS/Leah Millis The calendar says I will be turning 75 next month, so I am not a young man. If I ...

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Albany County wants to combat ageism. At a press conference held at the Green Island Senior Center, Deputy County Executive Michael McLaughlin stood beside Department for Aging ...

There's no way for journalists to avoid covering age this election season. Assuming the current front-runners hold, whoever is elected as president in November will become the oldest person ever sworn ...

While the technology job market remains vibrant and strong for many workers, people over the age of 50 are finding it more difficult to get a new job, or navigate past the layers of hiring with the ...

October 9 is Ageism Awareness Day, an initiative launched in 2022 by the American Society on Aging (ASA), a national membership organization. You might wonder why we need another day to allocate to a ...