Two articles published 24 hours apart in the lifestyle sections of two very different UK news websites covered similar […]
Tag Archive for ‘ageism’
Don’t ask don’t tell: Helping health professionals to better address the sexual health needs of their older clients
Research consistently tells us that health professionals (HPs) can experience significant barriers to addressing the sexual and intimacy needs of […]
Sexism, ageism and all the other isms: Prof Jenny Saul on implicit bias and stereotype threat
In a previous post I wrote about implicit bias: a term that is used to describe the process when stereotypes […]
Unconscious bias: What we all should know about implicit ageism and sexism
In this post I take a look at how our behaviour can be influenced in ways that we are not […]
‘Dump the old bag’: Ageism and sexism in advertising
Last week I caught sight of an advert that aired on UK television. It featured a man who looked […]
Ageism and sexism in the media: Still looking for the older female TV presenters
David Dimbleby was quoted in the Guardian earlier this week saying that “television must re-examine its ageist and sexist […]
Old female bodies? No thanks
“There are fewer roles for older women because cinema likes young flesh and we shouldn’t moan about that… Sex […]
Ageism, sexism and the media
Earlier this week I attended the Ageism and Sexism in the Media event, hosted by the New Dynamics of […]
Dr. Sharron Hinchliff 