This online seminar for staff within organisations and groups participating in the Biscuit Tin Project, aims to help promote respect and equality for older women, and reduce rates of violence and abuse by providing education to better understand:

The inequalities experienced by older women
The ageist/sexist drivers of inequalities experienced by older women
Gaps in services
The (un)Silencing of Older Women
The contributions older women make
The acts of respect that are valued by older women

This facilitated session aims to provide support and build confidence within organisations to successfully deliver #TheBiscuitTin workshop and will cover:

Historical inequalities - and their legacies
Contemporary inequalities
Ageism – sexism/misogyny
Representations of older women
Words Make Worlds
The [un]Silencing of Older Women, policy and service reform
A solution - The Biscuit Tin project