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Growing Older Explore Growing Older content Filters Filter Growing Older Content Filter by topic Ableism Activism Ageism Aging Anxiety Artistic Expression Asian American Bipoc (Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color) Black / African American Capitalism Cardiovascular Risk Caregiving Community Covid-19 Culture Dating Death And Dying Depression Disability Discrimination Economic Inequalities Estrogen Families Feminism Friendship Gender Expansive Gender Fluidity Genderqueer Health Disparities Healthy Habits Heart Disease Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart Health High Blood Pressure Housing Immigrants Latine Lesbian Lgbtqia+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, And Asexual) Menopause & Perimenopause Mental Health Native Peoples Non-Binary Nutrition Our Bodies Ourselves History Perimenopause Poverty Public Policy Queer Racism Relationships Retirement Self-Advocacy Sex Education Sexism Sexual Activity Sexual Desire Sexual Harassment Sexualities, Gender, And Relationships Social Isolation Social Justice Solo Sex Stories & Conversations Stress Support Surgery Trans Women's Health History Filter by theme Bipoc Aging Bodies Growing Older Care & Aging Class, Inequality & Aging Confronting Ageism Diverse Lived Experiences Of Perimenopause & Menopause Housing While Growing Older Lgbtqia+ Aging Lgbtqia+ Heart Health Managing Retirement Sexuality & Aging Signs & Symptoms Of Perimenopause & Menopause Taking Care Of Our Mental Health Show 84 Results Clear All ResourcesReadRethinking What It Means to Age This zine, created by nonbinary activist Ryan Backer, raises awareness of ageism within an intersectional context, by rethinking the binary of young versus old. This zine, created by nonbinary activist Ryan Backer, raises awareness of ageism within an intersectional context, by rethinking the binary of young versus old. Stories & ConversationsListenIsabel Allende on Aging, Motherhood, and More In this podcast interview, novelist, feminist, and philanthropist Isabel Allende reflects on aging, motherhood, relationships, death, writing, and living with purpose at age 80. In this podcast interview, novelist, feminist, and philanthropist Isabel Allende reflects on aging, motherhood, relationships, death, writing, and living with purpose at age 80. Stories & ConversationsListenWhen Your Romantic Partner Has Parkinson's Disease: An Interview with Laurie Sheridan Laurie Sheridan speaks to The Shape of Care podcast with warmth and humor about caring for her husband, who has Parkinson's Disease. Laurie Sheridan speaks to The Shape of Care podcast with warmth and humor about caring for her husband, who has Parkinson's Disease. Stories & ConversationsListenReimagining Care Policies: An Interview with Activists Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta Activists Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta share personal stories of caregiving and the need for policy change in a podcast interview. Activists Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta share personal stories of caregiving and the need for policy change in a podcast interview. Stories & ConversationsListenGlass Half Full: Podcast on Chronic Illness This podcast focuses on how people live with chronic and/or disabling conditions. This podcast focuses on how people live with chronic and/or disabling conditions. Stories & ConversationsWatchIt Takes a Village In this video, Norby Blake, a White Earth Tribe elder, shares her experience as a community organizer. In this video, Norby Blake, a White Earth Tribe elder, shares her experience as a community organizer. Stories & ConversationsWatchFemale, Elderly and Poor A short Canadian documentary in which four older women discuss their working lives, caring for partners, and their current experiences of living in poverty. A short Canadian documentary in which four older women discuss their working lives, caring for partners, and their current experiences of living in poverty. Stories & ConversationsListenCaregiving in the Time of Corona: An Interview with Sociologist Taura Taylor In this podcast, sociologist Taura Taylor speaks about her experience as a caregiver to her mother and about caregiving culture in African-American families. In this podcast, sociologist Taura Taylor speaks about her experience as a caregiver to her mother and about caregiving culture in African-American families. Where We StandReadWomen and Ageism Women and gender-expansive people are especially subject to ageism in social institutions like the healthcare system and the workplace. Women and gender-expansive people are especially subject to ageism in social institutions like the healthcare system and the workplace. ResourcesReadGrowing Older: Get Involved Find groups and organizations that are fighting back against ageism and working to support dignity and equality for old and aging people. Find groups and organizations that are fighting back against ageism and working to support dignity and equality for old and aging people. ResourcesReadCare Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color. This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color. ResourcesReadAgeism Ignores and Insults the Competence of Adults This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence. This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
