myths about older people Archives

Myth: All Older (OLD) People Are the Same

When questioned, many younger people have very limited views of older people. Pioneerresearcher, Dr. Mary Lee Hummert found this to be true […]

While we know children pick up languages as easily as they pick up dirt from playing outside, the myth that seniors can’t […]

I know we are all happy to learn that the science disputes this myth. Older people have not only the capacity, but […]

Fifty-five percent of younger people believe this to be true about seniors. Interestingly, the facts are just the opposite: people fifty and […]

My first reaction when I read the research on this was, you are kidding, right? It turns out that, sadly, it’s true. […]

This myth makes me so angry I could rip the fender off a tractor-trailer with my pinky– the one on my bad […]

Here are some final beliefs that need setting right: Myth #2: Newly-hired Older Tech Workers Are Not Paid Equitably. According to Visier’s […]

It is true that the average person working in the technology industry is five years younger than those workers in the non-tech […]

I somehow think I should have started these posts with this myth, but sometimes I am a little late to the party—that […]