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Seniors marginalized by youth-obsessed society: Goar

July 12, 2013

Ageism is the one form of discrimination Canadians still practise freely. Some people don’t know it’s wrong. Some ...

Canadian women take getting older in stride, but are also the most frequent targets of ageism: report

July 12, 2013

  Defying the drumbeat of anti-wrinkle ads, Canadian women aged 66 and older are feeling pretty good about ...

Older and jobless? Resource on hand

May 30, 2013

Online 45-plus service ended 'terrifying' ordeal When Dorothy Thach decided she really wanted a change and quit the ...

Elizabeth May Editorial for the Hill Times

May 17, 2013

Being old is not what it used to be The CPP is sustainable and reliable, but it is time to review whether RRSP is ...

Ageism viewed as most tolerated social prejudice in Canada

November 2, 2012

Women over the age of 55 make up the fast-growing demographic group in the Canadian labour market, according to ...

Four ways single seniors lose out

October 16, 2012

Given the fact that so many more single seniors are female, this unfairness is almost an added tax on women. Becoming ...

Aging Canadians confront cruel financial reality of ‘grey divorce’

September 20, 2012

TORONTO - When Deborah O'Connor was 50, her marriage died. At the time, she didn't realize her decision to leave the ...

Freedom 55…65…75…Desire to work is only part of the story

January 13, 2012

Amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act enacted this December end mandatory retirement at a specific age. The new ...

Ageism meets Sexism: Economic Issues Faced by Older Women

November 18, 2011

It will surprise no one that the double whammy of ageism and sexism is very keenly felt in Hollywood where women are ...

Seniors can feel ‘double whammy’ of divorce on lifestyle and finances

October 21, 2011

MONTREAL - Divorce is hard enough but seniors who split up in retirement, especially women, can lower their quality of ...