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Older Women Make Up for Lost Online Time

By Anna Limontas-Salisbury ● Health & Science ● May 23, 2008

Older women are chatting, keeping up through social networking sites, blogging about the politics and asserting their online place. One 72-year-old blogger objects to this article being written by someone under 60.

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Mother’s Day Forecast: I’ll Embrace an Empty Nest

By Peggy Drexler ● Arts & Culture ● May 5, 2008

Mother’s Day marks a time for some women to reflect on years past and what lies ahead once the kids are gone. After 30 years with children, Peggy Drexler is preparing to contemplate a loss that’s ahead of her and how to embrace her empty nest.

Job Security for 50-Plus at Stake in Bias Case

By Allison Stevens ● Crime & Law ● December 4, 2007

The Supreme Court heard an age – discrimination case Monday brought by a woman who lost her job at 51. Even though more men file such complaints women are more likely to need jobs when they are older and could have more at stake.

Menopause Awareness Month Highlights Unknowns

By Frances C. Whittelsey ● Health & Science ● September 27, 2007

What was once euphemistically referred to as women’s “change of life” is now a topic fit for musical marquees. But as Menopause Awareness Month comes to a close, women’s advocates say therapies are still shrouded in uncertainty.

Grandmothers Strain Resources to Raise Grandkids

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● August 19, 2007

One in 12 children is in the care of a grandparent. A growing number of these caregivers are grandmothers, who are often struggling to meet the emotional and financial challenges of parenting later in life.

Older Women Rock; Maternal Peril Remains High

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● May 12, 2007

Anti-Aging Boom Preys on Jobless Fears at Midlife

By Margaret M. Gullette ● Arts & Culture ● May 2, 2007

Middle-aged, worried about income security and feeling susceptible to “anti-aging” investments as a career aid? Margaret Morganroth Gullette probes midlife employment anxieties and the rise of botox, liposuction and face lifts.

She Says Colonoscopy Is a Must as We Age

By Pat Olsen ● Commentary ● March 15, 2007

Colon cancer isn’t just a man’s disease, and writer Pat Olsen knows all about the risk to women. During March, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, she describes her experience with regular screenings and encourages others to take the test.

Older Women Deserve More Kinds of Life Support

By Sandra Kobrin ● Commentary ● February 7, 2007

A trip to Florida in February might sound appealing, but not when your elderly mother wrecks the car. As Sandra Kobrin heads into this family emergency she finds a society failing to care for its frail seniors, the majority of whom are women.

Positive Aging Acts Are Popping Up All Over

By Courtney E. Martin ● Health & Science ● September 28, 2006

The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation to reduce aging stigma and improve mental health treatment for older Americans. Meanwhile, some women’s groups are crafting their own upbeat policies toward the 50 and more crowd.