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Older workers still locked out from employment three years on from pandemic

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jul 2023

The latest ONS Labour Market statistics show that employment rates for 50-64 year olds continue to lag behind the levels they were before the pandemic.

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The silver lining to ageist conversation about candidates being too old to be president

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Ashton Applewhite
5 Jul 2023

Author and activist Ashton Applewhite says the acknowledgement of age bias by those who express the prejudice most stridently is a sign of progress.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Local authorities take the pledge to become more age-friendly

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Centre for Ageing Better
3 Jul 2023

Centre for Ageing Better’s Age-friendly Employer Pledge is proving popular with both public and private sector employers since its launch late last year.

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Why does ageism matter? Six ways ageism impacts older people’s mental health

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Carole Easton
29 Jun 2023

Ageism is so prevalent in our society that it is almost impossible to find an aspect of modern life in which its pernicious influence cannot be felt.

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Making homes safer, as well as more energy efficient, will transform lives

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Holly Holder
28 Jun 2023

A new report by Citizens Advice suggests improving the standards of the country’s 13 million energy inefficient homes could deliver close to £40 billion in cumulative benefits by the end of the decade.

  • Homes
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Older women almost completely missing from this year’s UK music festival headliners

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Jun 2023

Just one female music act over the age of 50 has been chosen for any of the 55 headliner slots at the UK’s most popular music festivals this summer, new analysis by the Centre for Ageing Better reveals.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The LGBT+ community should not be left to fend for itself as it grows older

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Sarah Wilkinson
15 Jun 2023

The fact that the latest census results show a rapid increase in diversity of sexual orientation among older people in this country is a reason to celebrate this Pride month.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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COVID-19 inquiry must get to the heart of pandemic ageism

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Carole Easton
14 Jun 2023

This week the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has held its first public hearing, launching an investigation scheduled to last at least until 2026.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Unpaid care expectancy and health outcomes of unpaid carers, England: April 2024.
Office for National Statistics
18 Apr 2024
This statistical bulletin outlines the unpaid care expectancy and health outcomes of unpaid carers in England.
A bloody mess? UK regulation of menopause discrimination and the need for reform.
Westwood, S., Journal of Law of Society
1 Mar 2024
This paper considers the regulation of menopause-related discrimination in the workplace.
Missing out 2024: £23 billion of support is unclaimed each year
Policy in Practice
18 Apr 2024
This report estimates that the total amount of unclaimed income related benefits and social tariffs across Great Britain.

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