‘The ASA Rise program uniquely augments these efforts.’
Our Pledge to Support Diverse Talent in the Field of Aging
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To Meet the Need for Home Care Workers, Provide a Pathway to Citizenship
Such a pathway would allow home care workers to move into the formal home care market, live with greater dignity, and enforce their rights.
The COVID-19 Effect on Older Asian Immigrants
Anti-Asian violence, which has continued despite the pandemic slowing, impacts older immigrants’ psychological well-being as well as family dynamics and well-being.
Improving Economic Security for Undocumented Older Adults
Many such immigrant workers enter old age with no protections.
With so Many Immigrants Acting as Care Workers, We Must Clear Them a Path
In five states, more than 40% of direct care workers are immigrants.
Title VI of the Older Americans Act: Past, Present, and Future
‘In 2021, 282 Title VI grantees received more than $80 million in grant funding.’
Diversifying Medicine at the NIH
NIH diversity lead Dr. Marie Bernard on how she got there and why it’s such a crucial job.
Excerpt: On Learning That I Was Teaching “N—-r Literature”: Or Why It’s Hard To Do Diversity in Academe
An excerpt from “Sisterlocking Discoarse” focuses on racism inside and outside academics.
10 Reasons to Advance Equity for Direct Care Workers
PHI launched a new institute to address structural inequities and profound disparities facing direct care workers.
Opportunities for Improving Health Equity Through Nutrition
Causes of and potential solutions to malnutrition and food insecurity from the MQii Advisory Committee.
An Inescapable Network of Mutuality: Our Commitment to ASA Rise
Launching the next generation of BIPOC leaders in Aging.
We Need Stronger Protection Against Age Bias
The POWADA bill would undo the Supreme Court ruling that gives plaintiffs an exceptionally difficult burden of proof.
Five Months, 560 Resumes, Countless Recruiters, No Job
Life on the current job market as a 54-year-old woman.
Age Discrimination: A Costly Workplace Practice
‘In 2020, 78 percent of older workers had seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace.’
How Many Older Workers Is Just Right?
Seeking answers to the Goldilocks question.
Flexible Job Structures: An Integral Component of Workplace Equity for Older Workers
The pandemic brought renewed attention to the benefits of flexibility.
Five Sisters Battle Ageism from Behind the Camera
Film producers/directors on why representation is so critical onscreen and in the credits.
It All Starts With Clinical Trials: The NIA’s Dr. Patricia Jones on How to Make Them Inclusive
Clinical trials should include diverse study participants because such studies are intended to benefit the public and improve the quality of everyone’s life.
Afro- and Age-Futurism: Imagining a Better Future for All Elders
Walking ancestors, or living older adults, can help us visualize a more inclusive future.
A Q&A With Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford on Treating the Disease Obesity
I realized we have the tools in medicine to have a major impact on weight status.