OLD ON A MINUTE... AGEISM STARTS TO HURT AT 57
PEOPLE believe they start to suffer from age discrimination when they turn 57. But many of us say it starts even earlier, research shows. More than a quarter of those aged 50- plus have felt neglected because of ageism in society and almost one in three of us feels invisible as we age, the survey for SunLife found. More than one in three said they began f eeling this way at 50, but the average is 57, which is the same age as Spurs manager Jose Mourinho and the artist Tracey Emin. Researchers asked 2,000 people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s if their age negatively affects their lives. Overall, 36 per cent felt neglected or invisible, rising to 38 per cent for women. Claire Turner, of Ageing Better, said: “Ageism affects people at work, their health, and it can affect how they see themselves.”