Quantitative and qualitative assessment revealed a steadfast interest to address ageism and bias; appreciation of the semi-structured format for dialogue and reflection on relevant topics and finally ongoing education to create a more informed and collegial department. This type of programming can ...
“I think individuals who are experiencing [ageism] are feeling a lot of pressure to not necessarily showcase their age and almost assimilate or fit in,” Escalara says. When workers try to act younger, however, they may hide or avoid mentioning the decades of experience they...
Episcopal Retirement Services’ (ERS) CEO, Laura Lamb, aims to eradicate ageism, beginning here in Cincinnati. Making the Queen City age-inclusive isn’t necessarily an easy task, but we believe it can be attained. By championing this cause, Cincinnati and the Tri-State area can become an ...
At the same time, the digital capabilities of older adults can also moderate the enhancing effect of family level SOAC on their social well-being. While using family level SOAC to meet the needs of older adults, on the one hand, attention should be paid to the needs of the older adults,...
At first, being too qualified for a job sounds pretty great. You can tick off all the requirements on the job listing – and more – so a hiring manager should be thrilled to see your resume roll through, right? Not exactly. Sometimes, being overqualified for a job can work against you...
That's why we're doing everything we can to fight ageism and to encourage Cincinnati, Lexington and Louisville to become three of the most age-friendly cities in the nation. To accomplish that goal, we should first talk a bit more about what exactly ageism is, and about how attitudes tow...
As an example, she described a situation in which an older person is offered help doing a task that they're more than able to do on their own. Such acts can be considered benevolent ageism. "We found that the moderate approach of saying, 'Thank you, but I can manage on my own,' ...
Avoid ageism Laura:I downplayed Mona's many roles by creating a Career Note section for jobs before 2005. It's best to show only the job history from the last 15 years to both keep the resume relevant and mitigate any potential age discrimination. With this strategy, I was still able to...
We will also discuss how the participants’ sense of being a burden, to a large extent, can be viewed as the consequence of the lack of a holistic approach, the lack of sufficient communication and an internalised discourse of ageism (see Fig. 2). The use of theory in qualitative ...
Unconscious bias in human behavior is inescapable, but it can and must be subverted in the hiring process. It may sound radical, but it’s actually not a new concept at all. Organizations have been trying to eliminate racial discrimination and ageism from their hiring processes for years, bu...