Abandon the cult of youth. The most exciting stuff happens inside with aging, says Carl Honoré carlhonore cindygallop.eth @shelleysilas Alexandre Kalache @MichaelFKay Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist @look4thewoman Martin Hyde ▪︎BEHIND THE WOMAN▪︎ @MervChangeAGEnt

Sometimes it takes just the beauty of human connections to make us think differently about aging The Gate London campaign does exactly that bit.ly/KA_discover Kit Altin TfL @MervChangeAGEnt cindygallop.eth @look4thewoman Alex Rotas Rachel Lankester Liat Ayalon Els Messelis

Instead of taking it for granted, we should question a system that institutionalizes segments of the population Simon Jarrett's book brilliantly distills the forces at play @JackiesRev2 @MervChangeAGEnt Yvonne Sonsino We Let Them Die: The Covid Nursing Home Disaster Aline Santos (she/her) @look4thewoman Kit Altin

We live in a liquid society, with liquid relationships, and ages are diluted too. bit.ly/eB_stayclear @look4thewoman OldSchool.Info Elena del Barrio @MichaelFKay @MervChangeAGEnt

Question the barriers to love Kudos to Lynn Ruth Miller, 87 y.o. stand-up comedian, who is never afraid to try new things and take down walls @look4thewoman cindygallop.eth Ashton Applewhite Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist @MervChangeAGEnt ▪︎BEHIND THE WOMAN▪︎ Els Messelis bit.ly/LRM_barriers

Sexism, capitalism, and ageism are intertwined. Claire Margerison, founder of Independent Carers, is restoring humanity into care. She needs help to make her care model take off. Pls RT bit.ly/CM_solution @look4thewoman Gustavo Sugahara Liat Ayalon Jody Day (Gateway Women) @JackiesRev2

In her books, Joanna Nell strips the cloak of invisibility off older female protagonists and gives them a voice. In a youth-obsessed society, she challenges the reader’s point of view on aging bit.ly/JN_expectations @look4thewoman Liat Ayalon @MervChangeAGEnt @Jo_nell_writer

At the end of the day, aging is nothing more than living @look4thewoman Martin Hyde OldSchool.Info Dr Caroline Green @MervChangeAGEnt bit.ly/DK_codeaging

For the onlooker, gray hair is one of the most stigmatized attributes of aging women. We need to reclaim the power to look the way we are bit.ly/SO_visibles @look4thewoman Better Not Younger CrunchyTales® @MervChangeAGEnt OldSchool.Info Liat Ayalon

Whatever women do with their aging bodies is never okay. Why? Blame it on the Victorians @oldschoo_info @look4thewoman cindygallop.eth Liat Ayalon @MervChangeAGEnt Avivah WittenbergCox Jody Day (Gateway Women) @MichaelFKay Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist bit.ly/SZ_victorians

Denying aging means missing the opportunity of expanding our identity from Doing to Being bit.ly/CZ_expand @look4thewoman @MervChangeAGEnt @JackiesRev2 @SimonJarrett6 Martin Hyde Liat Ayalon Els Messelis Grace

Ask yourself who you are, and you will know what to wear #dressyourSelf @look4thewoman OldSchool.Info @MervChangeAGEnt Liat Ayalon PRiMEWomen.com @thatsntmyage Grace BarbaraAtkins Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist bit.ly/ERF_dress

No matter the age, the power to create is yours till the last breath bit.ly/GDR_difference @MervChangeAGEnt OldSchool.Info @MichaelFKay cindygallop.eth Global Longevity Leaders Jody Day (Gateway Women) @midlifeCreator Alex Rotas

Demand change Kudos to Belinde Ruth Stieve, actress and founder of NEROPA™ , a gender & diversity tool designed to increase the proportion of women and encourage diversity in media OldSchool.Info Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist Jody Day (Gateway Women) MIT AgeLab @SchcspIN @look4thewoman cindygallop.eth

Inclusivity is not only about letting people in. It’s about embracing new perspectives bit.ly/3urBldN OldSchool.Info Jody Day (Gateway Women) @JasonDFlatt Global Longevity Leaders HelpAge International Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Society LBDA Karen Meenan @MervChangeAGEnt @SimonJarrett6

Aging is not just about decline, it’s about growth too. Ageism is the simple answer to its complexity @TraceyGendron's upcoming book casts a light on the link between ageism and ableism theagebuster.com/blog/rethink-d… Global Longevity Leaders @MervChangeAGEnt @look4thewoman @MidlifeCreator

Welcome the transformative superpowers of aging theagebuster.com/blog/reclaim-g… Marilyn Schlitz, PhD @MervChangeAGEnt Alex Rotas OldSchool.Info @NYCSeniors @look4thewoman Jody Day (Gateway Women) Martin Hyde Aging2.0 Boston

By framing our view on aging, we shape our future theagebuster.com/blog/own-your-…

Dear Twitter, Patricia Burd from the University of Manchester is looking for pet lovers (65+) who want to share their story about their furry companion for her master's project. See the poster below OldSchool.Info Mervyn Eastman FRSA Liat Ayalon Just Me & Lilley @look4thewoman

You may think what you like about the war in Ukraine (I know what I think 🇺🇦) or Janet Yellen, but seeing this 76 year-old woman in a war zone with her white hair and a pair of sneakers makes my heart sing @look4thewoman OldSchool.Info Mervyn Eastman FRSA @MichaelFKay Jody Day (Gateway Women)