Changing the Narrative: Older Women and the Cultural Sector
| Dates: | 18 May 2018 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Conferences |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) |
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| How much: | £30 |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Prof Penny Tinkler, Prof Carol Atkinson, Aideen Young, Suzanne Ewing, Gerri Moriarty, Prof Emerita Helen Rees Leahy, Hilary Carty |
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The starting point for this conference is the lived experience of women now in their 50s, 60s and 70s. With the benefit of access to education and contraception, their lives have been different from those of previous generations. Women in this cohort entered the workforce in greater numbers and for some this brought opportunities to work at a higher level taking on influential and professional management and leadership roles. What are the expectations of older women today? Drawing on academic and empirical research in gerontology, sociology and business and the personal experiences of older women working in the cultural sector, this event brings together current thinking and research.
What are the opportunities and barriers that exist for women who wish to continue to contribute to the sector that they spent their working lives in? Are there models of intergenerational work to build on which help ditch the old/young binary? Does creativity develop with age? How are the expectations of the way we live in our 60s and beyond changing? Rather than being a time of shrinking horizons, can the leadership experience and wisdom of older women be harnessed and how can we make the most of the new longevity?
Chaired by Prof Emerita Helen Rees Leahy, University of Manchester and Hilary Carty, Director of the Clore Leadership Programme, the speakers are Prof Penny Tinkler: University of Manchester, Prof Carol Atkinson: MMU, Aideen Young: Centre for Ageing Better, Suzanne Ewing University of Edinburgh and Gerri Moriarty:Arts Consultant
This event is supported by ArtsMethods@Manchester and MICRA: the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
This 1 day conference on 18 May runs from 9.45 – 4.15 and there is a £30 fee to attend. The event is supported by ArtsMethods@Manchester and MICRA: the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
Bookings (Last Booking Date for this Event: 11th May 2018)
To book a place please follow the link:
https://estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-humanities/school-of-arts-languages-and-culture/changing-the-narrative/changing-the-narrative-older-women-and-the-cultural-sector
Speakers
Prof Penny Tinkler
Organisation: University of Manchester
Prof Carol Atkinson
Organisation: Manchester Metropolitan University
Aideen Young
Organisation: Centre for Ageing Better,
Suzanne Ewing
Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Gerri Moriarty
Organisation: Arts Consultant
Prof Emerita Helen Rees Leahy
Organisation: University of Manchester
Hilary Carty
Organisation: Director of the Clore Leadership Programme
Travel and Contact Information
Find event
Conference Room, Graduate School
Ellen Wilkinson Building
Manchester
