0 6 . ▁ ▁Also , ▁successful ▁singer ▁and ▁actress ▁Madonna ▁spoke ▁out ▁in ▁her ▁ 5 0 s ▁about ▁age ism ▁and ▁her ▁fight ▁to ▁def y ▁the ▁norm s ▁of ▁society . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁age ism ▁after ▁the ▁station ▁didn ' t ▁add ▁her ▁new ▁single ▁to ▁their ▁play list . ▁Similarly , ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁star ▁Kim ▁C attr all ▁has ▁also ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁age ism . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁P ew ▁Research ▁Center ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁American ▁vot ers ▁would ▁be ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁President ▁past ▁a ▁given ▁age , ▁with ▁only ▁ 4 5 % ▁saying ▁that ▁age ▁would ▁not ▁matter . ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Morgan ro th ▁Gul lette ' s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁book , ▁End ing ▁Age ism ▁or ▁How ▁Not ▁to ▁Sho ot ▁Old ▁People , ▁provides ▁multiple ▁examples ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁per vas iveness ▁of ▁age ism ▁and ▁del ivers ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁action . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ad ult ism ▁ ▁Age ▁strat ification ▁ ▁A ging ▁brain ▁ ▁A ging ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁work force ▁( related : ▁the ▁" sil ver ▁t sun ami " ▁met ap hor ) ▁ ▁E lder ▁rights ▁ ▁Ep he bi ph ob ia ▁ ▁Ger onto c racy ▁ ▁Ger ont oph ob ia ▁ ▁International ▁Day ▁of ▁Old er ▁Pers ons ▁ ▁Mand atory ▁ret