Are you an accidental ageist?

By George Lee •

Take our quiz to find out how ageist you really are. 

Are you an accidental ageist?

Q1 You're in the opticians and the salesperson calls the previous customer a ‘sweet old lady’. Do you:
Q2 When a woman and her adult son visit the dentist together, should the dentist address:
Q3. Your car is involved in an accident with an older driver. Do you think:
Q4. You are house hunting in a nice area with good schools. The houses are very large and many seem to be inhabited by older adults. Do you:
Q5. An older couple kiss and cuddle in a restaurant in public. Do you:

More Information

You can access the World Health Organisations’s toolkit  designed for the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism here. It will equip you with the necessary resources to learn about ageism, initiate your own conversations about this important topic in your community, organise events to raise awareness, and spread the word through social media to create #AWorld4AllAges.

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