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Changing the Narrative: Older Women and the Cultural Sector

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Dates:18 May 2018
Times:All day
What is it:Conferences
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
How much:£30
Who is it for:University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public
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

Price: £30

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

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