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ageism

noun as in age-based discrimination

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Of course, not everyone can keep working that long due to factors including physically demanding jobs, ageism, layoffs, caregiving responsibilities or their own health needs.

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“I am up against two things now — AI and ageism. Being typecast is an industrywide issue, but I did hope that wouldn’t be the case with audiobook narration since the voice is so flexible.”

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Meanwhile, ageism can create biases that limit older peoples’ participation in disaster planning, leading to programs insufficiently tailored to their needs.

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And also in the second half of life when dreaming feels harder, when you’re up against ageism, or getting in your own way.

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"The way that my father and tens of thousands of other care home residents were sacrificed. It really gets me because I think it smacks of ageism and disability discrimination."

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