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From India to Canada to Argentina, grandmothers are fighting for political, economic and social change, says Paola Gianturco in the book “Grandmother Power.” In this excerpt, she describes how they’ve pushed for rights and why grandmothers globally campaign for change.
The annual income of the typical older woman was $14,000 in 2010, compared with the older man’s $24,300, finds a March 29 report from Wider Opportunities for Women. More elderly women live alone, which contributes to their financial insecurity.
Despite conventional wisdom dictating that intimacy ends at midlife for women, Suzanne Braun Levine says this is untrue in her new book “How We Love Now.” In this except, she describes how love actually changes and deepens.
There’s no one size fits all for menopause, says Dr. Wulf Utian in his new book “Change Your Menopause,” released this month during National Menopause Awareness Month. In this excerpt he says confusion creates a distorted and negative view of menopause.
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Despite common assumptions, youth sex isn’t the only good sex, says Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In this excerpt from her book, “Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America,” she posits that many women find that sex actually improves with age.
If the Netherlands can make 60-ish women look hot, can American media too? And should we applaud or boo?
Obama’s deficit commission is expected to propose a higher retirement age for Social Security on Dec. 1. Older women’s advocates say that will be particularly punishing for low-income women in physically demanding jobs.
A Japanese mayor put eight elderly women on TV three years ago to promote tourism with their song-and-dance routine. Three years later, they are national pop stars who tap a new, more energetic attitude toward aging.
Many women are angry with the House health bill for its abortion exclusion. But the plan also singles out poor people over 50–a group dominated by women–for legal and lethal bias, says Margaret Morganroth Gullette. And that’s not the only danger ahead.
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Anti-ageism commentator Margaret Morganroth Gullette gives thanks for some good news about plastic surgery. Procedures are down, outcry is up and few American women ever considered getting themselves “done” anyway.