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  2. Gerontophobia - Wikipedia

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    Gerontophobia is the hatred or fear of the elderly, or a fear of age-related self-degeneration (similar to gerascophobia). The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn , "old man" [ 1 ] and φόβος – phobos , "fear". [ 2 ]

  3. Ageism - Wikipedia

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    Ageism [1] [2] [3] is a type of discrimination based on one's age, generally used to refer to age based discrimination against elderly people. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe this discrimination, building on the terminology of sexism and racism . [ 4 ]

  4. Age discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974, [3] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of (among other things) age, provided the applicant has the capacity to contract.

  5. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person, typically a woman. (see "cougar" above)

  6. Women leaders face 30 types of bias in the workforce ... - AOL

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    Women can internalize bias and express it against other women in their workplace, while some might believe that there's not enough room at the top for more than a few women, the researchers noted.

  7. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    The word is used by Charles M. Schulz in a 1982 installment of his Peanuts comic strip, [50] and by Peter O'Donnell in his 1985 Modesty Blaise adventure novel Dead Man's Handle. Charlophobia – the fictional fear of any person named Charlotte or Charlie, mentioned in the comedic book A Duck is Watching Me: Strange and Unusual Phobias (2014 ...

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  9. Anthony Richardson's 2-point conversion run with 12 seconds ...

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    Anthony Richardson scored on a 2-point conversion run up the middle with 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Indianapolis Colts a 25–24 win over the New England Patriots on ...