"I hate to generalize, but in general, both……" — Gloria Steinem

"I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers."

— Gloria Steinem

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Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism but it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain… — Madonna Ciccone
Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism. — Claude Pepper
Didn't Lionel Richie just make a country album? No one is giving him a hard time... and God bless him… — Guy Oseary
French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries. — Kristin Scott Thomas
It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing.… — Julie Walters
I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose… — Erin O'Connor
Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no… — Gary L. Francione
Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you… — Alanis Morissette
So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or… — Tina Fey
Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social… — Claude Pepper
I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique… — Daniel Petrie
Let them have their opinions. But don't let them have our world. — Sophie Lianne

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