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This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by the dynamic Ashton Applewhite is a call to action on many fronts, beginning in our minds. As Ashton writes, “This…

Actress and comedian Mariann Aalda brings her signature humor to the fight against ageism in this 2020 TEDx talk. Drawing on her own experience navigating…

Gerontologist Tracey Gendron, who chairs the Department of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University, argues that ageism is the most normalized of all prejudices — one…

In one of the most watched TED talks on aging, author and activist Ashton Applewhite makes the case that ageism — prejudice against our future…

Margaret Morganroth Gullette argues that aging is not a biological fate but a cultural construction — that we are “aged by culture” long before our…

An alliance and media platform that identifies, amplifies, and creates artistic endeavors that confront damaging stereotypes and misperceptions about age and older adults. Co-founded by…

A global consultancy, community platform, and advocacy initiative for age inclusivity and intergenerational connection. Founded by Jacynth Bassett to change hearts and minds around age,…

Founder of the Ageism Is Never In Style® campaign and The Bias Cut, the first age-inclusive independent fashion boutique. Her #ILookMyAge campaign garnered over 45…

Author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and creator of the Old School anti-ageism clearinghouse. Ashton Applewhite is America’s most visible activist against…

Janine Vanderburg is the founder of Changing the Narrative, a national anti-ageism campaign working to end ageism through culture change, education, and advocacy. Her platform…

Educates people about ageism and connects people who are working to end it. Founded by activist and author Ashton Applewhite as a clearinghouse of anti-ageism…

Changing the Narrative is a national initiative to end ageism by changing the way we think, talk, and act about aging. Founded by Janine Vanderburg,…

Jennifer L. Butz launched WonderCrone after colliding head-on with ageism at sixty, and Rebel Aging is her witty, clear-eyed reckoning with the myths women are…

Things I Used to Say is the Substack of Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks and a leading voice in the global movement to…

Helen Hirsh Spence is the founder and CEO of Top Sixty Over Sixty, an Ottawa-based initiative working to shift the narrative of ageing from decline…

Ashton Applewhite’s anti-ageism blog challenges the cultural narratives that make aging feel shameful, offering a fierce and funny reclaiming of what it means to grow…

Jean Smart plays Deborah Vance, a legendary but overlooked Las Vegas comedian forced to take on a young comedy writer. A razor-sharp examination of ageism…

Encore Roadmap founder and ageism expert Janine Vanderburg profiles women who bet on themselves in midlife and beyond — launching businesses, building consulting practices, and…

A fading fitness TV host (Demi Moore) injects a black-market substance that generates a younger version of herself—with escalating, grotesque consequences. Winner of the Cannes…

Advertising executive and outspoken anti-ageism advocate who models unapologetic older-woman visibility in business. Active across Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and TikTok, she challenges the advertising industry’s…

Tracey Gendron, PhD, is a gerontologist and Professor of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How…

Deb Benfield is a body liberation advocate for older adults, sharing content and resources that challenge anti-aging culture and promote acceptance, joy, and freedom in…

An independent charitable foundation working to make the UK a great place to grow older. Uses evidence and influencing to tackle ageism, improve employment prospects…

Applies principles of social change and change management to help organizations and communities address the challenges and opportunities of aging, increased longevity, and ageism. Led…