The need
Ageism has devastating impacts on older people and adverse effects our health care system, workplaces, the economy and our culture. Global research shows 1 in 2 people are ageist towards older people and ageism:
While awareness of the problem of ageism is growing - there is an urgent need to accelerate the pace of the enormous cultural shift required. We need to bring older people, service providers, community leaders, advocates, researchers, policy makers and others together to learn from each other and build resources and momentum for change - thats what Embolden does.
The Embolden Festival includes a Symposium, Congress of Older People's Voices from the Margins, a Market of Great Ideas and a Fashion event. It produces resources to empower people leading change to combat ageism. Evaluation data published in The Embolden Collection shows the event is practical and leads to culture change.
- costs around $63 billion annually in health care costs (Global data)
- costs $850 billion annually in workplace discrimination (Global data)
- costs $10.9 billion in financial abuse/fraud annually (Australian data)
- can reduce life expectancy by 7.5 years (Global data)
- underpins the Elder Abuse experienced by 14% of older people (Australian data)
While awareness of the problem of ageism is growing - there is an urgent need to accelerate the pace of the enormous cultural shift required. We need to bring older people, service providers, community leaders, advocates, researchers, policy makers and others together to learn from each other and build resources and momentum for change - thats what Embolden does.
The Embolden Festival includes a Symposium, Congress of Older People's Voices from the Margins, a Market of Great Ideas and a Fashion event. It produces resources to empower people leading change to combat ageism. Evaluation data published in The Embolden Collection shows the event is practical and leads to culture change.
Contact us
If you would like more information about supporting Embolden, please contact Dr Catherine Barrett on 0429 582 237 or email: [email protected]
