Throwing ageism out the window

Active and vibrant seniors (fr left) Didi Gill, Maimunah Abbas and Chan Chok Wun prove that ageist attitudes that portray seniors as being frail and unable to fend for themselves should be done away with.

A separate statute for the elderly will also go a long way in changing negative stereotypes and ageist attitudes about senior citizens which result in age-discriminatory practices in the workforce, as well as in society.

Although advances in medical sciences have increased seniors’ life expectancy and quality of life, stereotypes that equate old age with frailty and diminished capacity largely prevail.