n. Discrimination based on a person's gender and age, particularly discrimination against older women.
2012
It is ironic that women broadcasters have coined the term sageism , with its suggestion of wisdom, to describe the toxic combination of sexism and ageism that many claim forces them off the television screen after they reach 50.
2009
Yesterday, concern over the disparity flared up, with a series of high-profile women speaking out against "sageism" — what they see as a toxic combination of sexism and ageism — by which competent and popular female broadcasters are shunted into the sidelines.
1997 (earliest)
Interesting, isn't it, that The Times reports that 18 feature films produced in 1996 starred male actors over age 65. Wanna guess how many women over 65 played the lead role in a movie? One - 69-year-old Jeanne Moreau.
I wonder if there's a word that combines "sexism" and "ageism"? "Sageism," perhaps.
I wonder if there's a word that combines "sexism" and "ageism"? "Sageism," perhaps.
Another sense of this term has almost the opposite meaning: to appreciate the wisdom that comes with old age. See, for example, A Call to Action: From Ageism to Sageism.