If you saw Oprah last Thursday, you heard how military families are not getting the thanks and the support they deserve. Finding out that 1 percent of our population is protecting 99 percent of our population was pretty shocking.

I feel the women in the military are getting a particularly...

It's no shock that the portrayal of women in the media - young, sexy, skinny, tall - makes the rest of us feel flawed. When we look at the 40,000 or so ads that the average American is exposed to each year, it's no wonder women are feeling inadequate. The...

The world's population is becoming predominantly female. This year, women between the ages of 40 and 64 will be the largest demographic in the United States and we are just starting to find out what that really means for us.

Today we influence 80 percent of the $2.1 trillion...

Cougars could be setting themselves up for some not a not-so-jolly Christmas if they are not prepared to deal with family this holiday season.

If you are planning to introduce your younger guy to Mama, you know it will provide juicy new material for the resident yentas. You can...

Since when did 40 become the cross over to old age? Now that I am well past my fourth decade, hearing that 40 is old seems pretty ridiculous to me. But, I do remember when I was 45, feeling like I had stepped over the aging threshold. I think that...

The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," is a comprehensive study examining a social transformation unfolding right now. For the first time in history, one-half of all U.S. workers are women, and mothers are the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American families.

This report contemplates...

Who is better qualified than a woman over 40 to express a point of view on ABC's new prime time show Cougar Town? So many of you fabulous females are already in wonderful relationships with younger men, or at the very least, fantasize about the possibility. So let's hear...

Bernie Madoff was a sexist, egomaniacal, short-tempered control freak -- yet everybody loved him. That is according to his secretary of more than 20 years, Eleanor Squillari, who co-authored a 9,000-word article in the June issue of Vanity Fair. The article is entitled "Hello Madoff."

After spending two months helping...

This Wednesday, April 15th, TV Land will debut its newest show The Cougar. This is just one of many programs that are now featuring women over forty in lead roles. You think this would have me walking on cloud nine, since I am one of those women. Unfortunately, the current...

All of us are familiar with the traditional definition of an intern. It's usually a student that you invite into your business to lend a hand in exchange for course credit and some on-the-job training. However, these tough economic times is making it necessary for many women to re-enter the...

Last Friday noted editor Bonnie Fuller wrote an article for The Huffington Post entitled "Cougars and MILF's Rule! 40 Year-Old Women Are Way Hotter Than 20 Year-Olds."

In my opinion, Bonnie's was right on when she declared that age is irrelevant and showed pictures of Valerie Bertinelli, Cindy...

Why is it that any time a woman breaks free from the conventional box society has placed her in, she inherits a degrading label? It's not fair. If she succeeds in climbing the corporate ladder, she's a bitch. If she looks 10 years younger than other women her age, she's...

By now most of us have heard of the so-called cougar, that sexy older woman who is all about town with a handsome younger guy. Between the articles, websites and movies, cougars are everywhere. And while its great that women who are over 40 are actually being talked about as...