Culture

It’s a dilemma that many older women (and some men) confront: Whether to allow your face to age naturally without “intervention” or whether to embrace procedures, either (or both) small or large, to limit the effects of gravity, the loss of collagen, skin eruptions and other facial factors that affect…

It wasn’t too long ago that we urged you to push back on the everyday ageism you likely encounter. But since next Wednesday, October 9th, is Ageism Awareness Day, we thought we’d briefly return to the topic to make sure you’re well-equipped to identify ageism when you encounter it and…

We’ve all dealt with some of the hard truths and realities of what growing older can mean, both the bad and the good. From our bodies slowing down to our discovery of the positives that can arise, we each experience moments of both despair and wonderment, sometimes at the same…

Despite (or maybe because of) the ongoing aging of the world’s population, ageism continues to be a problem worldwide. A recent United Nations publication declared, “It is estimated that every second person in the world holds ‘moderately or highly ageist attitudes’.” Moreover, because of ageism, it’s estimated that economies worldwide…

As we head toward New York Fashion Week, it’s only right to pay tribute to the role of fashion in society, and to the older women who pioneered (and still do) the fashion trends that have taken hold. Accordingly, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recently published an…

In a survey described in Psychology Today, women across generations agreed that age should not equate with beauty. The survey reports that 61% of respondents believed “beauty” can be present at any age, and 75% of respondents were frustrated with the images of women presented in the media and marketing…