How younger and older workers benefit each other
A Little More Conversation, Global News Radio 640 Toronto
Bruce Claggett, guest host of A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne chats with Helen Hirsh Spence about ageism and how younger and older workers benefit each other in the workplace. A Little More Conversation airs weekdays on 640 Toronto (CFIQ AM) and Corus radio stations across Canada.
LISTEN HERE (Radio interview, 17: min.)
Ageism Towards Our Ageing Workforce
ON Point, Global News Radio 640 Toronto
Show host, Rob Fai, chats with Helen Hirsh Spence about Canada’s talent shortage and how older workers can help fill the gap. Companies will have to address ageism and change strategies in order to retain, rehire, or recruit older workers.
LISTEN HERE and then click on Item 3 (Radio interview, 8:00 min.)
It’s time to tackle ageism – no matter how old you are
Ottawa Citizen
Unlike other UN population groups such as women and children, there hasn’t yet been a convention related to the rights of older persons, even though the world’s population aged 60+ is increasing exponentially and will triple by 2050. This will exceed a population of more than two billion, according to the World Health Organization.
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The Power of Advocacy: Overcoming Ageism
By Patricia A. Muir
Executive Encore
Patricia A. Muir, Professional Certified Coach, chatted with Top Sixty founder, Helen Hirsh Spence in one of Patricia’s series of interviews with thought leaders and those who are enjoying fulfillment after the age of sixty. Helen described internalized ageism as “unconscious bias against ourselves and our future selves”. She spoke about how internalized ageism stops individuals from moving forward, and what fulfills her both in her work and her personal life.
LISTEN HERE (Podcast, 16.49 min.)
Retirement? Not for many Ottawa ‘senior-preneurs’
By Karla Briones
Ottawa Citizen
“The myth that older adults are not able to do this needs to be debunked.” Entrepreneurship seems to have a sexy appeal the younger you are. Just look at the variety of awards out there: ‘20 Under 20’ ‘30 Under 30’ and ‘40 Under 40’ awards, recognizing the contributions youth make to our economy.
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Rediscovering Yourself Midlife
Power Purpose Play
Kavita Ahuja, founder of Power Purpose Play, a global community of women in midlife, speaks with Helen Hirsh Spence about the positives of ageing and the negatives of ageism. Kavita quoted from a recent article by Helen, “Those born between 1946 and the early 1960s were disrupters. Now they continue as age liberators who recognize it is their time to give back or, preferably, to give forward. These 60-, 70-, and 80-year-olds are doing so by creating a movement where they are role-modelling the growth, power, potential, and the value of ageing.” Helen emphatically noted, “The future is older…”
LISTEN HERE (Podcast, 47:51 min.)