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    Gendered Ageism in Australia: Changing Perceptions of Age Discrimination among Older Men and Women
    McGann, M ; Ong, R ; Bowman, D ; Duncan, A ; Kimberley, H ; Biggs, S (WILEY, 2016-12)
    This paper investigates how age and gender interact to shape older jobseekers’ experiences of age discrimination within a mixed methods framework. The analysis reveals that there has been a considerable decline in national levels of perceived ageism generally among older men relative to older women. These research findings suggest that the nature of ageism experienced by older women is qualitatively different from men. Currently, one‐size‐fits‐all, business case approaches rely on an overly narrow concept that obscures the gender and occupational dimensions of ageism. Hence, policy responses to ageism need to be far more tailored in their approach.
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    What you say and what I want: Priorities for public health campaigning and initiatives in relation to dementia
    Haapala, I ; Carr, A ; Riggs, S (Australian Council on the Ageing, 2019-09-01)
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the overlap between priorities expressed by representatives from national and local campaigning organisations and the views of key voices in relation to dementia. METHODS: Semi-structured, in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with 19 representatives from campaigning organisations, including nine countries and six local community initiatives in Australia. Responses were categorised into nine priorities. Views were compared to the voices of people with dementia (n = 19), carers (n = 28), and health-care (n = 21), social work (n = 23) and service professionals (n = 20). RESULTS: Local groups prioritised user-led decision-making and community normalising agendas. National groups were influenced by service frameworks and increasing public awareness. Professional and carer groups focused on increasing understanding and communication skills while people with dementia valued being a normal part of society. CONCLUSION: Future campaigning should use both national and local approaches to changing social relations, through interpersonal connections, advocacy and social mobilisation, to promote a normalising approach to attitude change.
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    Too old to work, too young to retire
    Mcgann, M ; BOWMAN, D ; Kimberley, H ; Biggs, S (Brotherhood of St Laurence, 2015)