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Imagem da jornalista e autora Ashton Applewhite
Ashton Applewhite
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Author of «This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism» she is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness about ageism and make age a criterion for diversity.
Co-founder of the «Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse», she speaks frequently on this subject, including on the main stage of TED and the UN.
In addition to writing for Harper’s, The Guardian and the New York Times, she has been recognised by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. Furthermore, she is the voice behind «Yo, Is This Ageist?»
In 2022, she was named by the UN as one of the «Healthy Aging 50»: fifty leaders who are making the world a better place to grow old.

Last updated: July 2024
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