11/17/2015 – How Boomers Can Seek Allies Among Younger Workers

Ageism is a fact of life today, mostly felt by older generations, but in reverse by some members of younger generations, too.

Alice Fisher, who worked in New York State Sen. Liz Krueger’s office for eight years, got an inside view of the anxieties and struggles Krueger’s older constituents faced on issues of housing, health care, quality of life and work. Many of these, Fisher found, were rooted in ageist attitudes.

Concluding that the only way to change the culture and its impact on society and work was to start a movement, Fisher (who is a boomer), founded The Radical Age Movement, a national grassroots effort challenging traditional notions of aging. Through inter-generational collaboration, The Radical Age Movement aims to confront and eradicate age discrimination and its impact on older adults in all areas of cultural, professional, legal and community life.

Read the full article at Forbes.