Older Women

Beauty and Brains

Lisa De Bode | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Academics, Older Women, Beauty Industry, Beauty, L'Oreal, Women in Science, Science, Makeup, College News

L'Oréal's partnership with the United Nations claims to support women who move science forward and grants fellowships to promising female researchers boosting their careers. Did L'Oréal change its strategy? Not exactly.

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Older Women's Stake in Health Reform

Debra L. Ness | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Health Care, Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Older Women, Women's Health, Obamacare, Health Benefits, Politics News

Access to affordable, quality health care is central to the well-being of older women. It is a key determinant of their quality of life, their economic security and their ability to thrive, prosper and participate fully in our society.

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What Andy Rooney Thought Of Women Over 40

Girlfriendology | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Older Women, Wisdom, Women Over 40, Andy Rooney, Andy Rooney Women, Women Over 40 Wisdom, Women News

Wine isn't the only thing that gets better with age. Andy Rooney thinks that women do. And, we may be biased, but think he may be right! Andy passe...

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WHY I DON'T GIVE A DAMN

Debra Ollivier | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Pleasure, French, Older Women, Flirtation, Cougars, The Balanced Life, Love, Sex, Fifty News

By the time we hit fifty most of us stop caring so much what so many people think of us. We flip our middle fingers at the shoulds and shouldn'ts that used to tyrannize us. We focus on the essential.

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Is This Relationship Model Doomed?

Vicki Larson | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Marriage, Older Women, Divorce, Demi Moore, May December Romance, Cougars, Older Men With Younger Women, Ashton Kutcher, Divorce News

Sure, at 48 Demi looks fantastic and, yes, Ashton has become a good stepdad to Demi's three kids, but many may have wondered if, sooner or later, their age difference might become an issue.

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Do Cougar Couples Survive?

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Age Difference, May December Romance, Older Women, Cougars, Cougar Women, Dating Age Difference, Older Men With Younger Women, Women News

Amid rumors that Ashton Kutcher, 33, and Demi Moore, 48, have split after six years of marriage, May-December relationships still keep everyone guessi...

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On the Cougar Cusp

Liz A. Brown | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Adulthood, Older Women, Cougars, Relationships, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Los Angeles News

My 35th birthday is coming up and there's only one thing I'm asking for: move the minimum age for calling a woman a "cougar" up to 36.

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Get Your First Tattoo At 99? It’s Not Like You’ll Regret It Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Too Old for Tattoo, Jennifer Aniston Tattoo, Older Women, Jennifer Aniston, National Tattoo Association, Women With Tattoos, Tattoos, Women News

After four years of deliberation, 99-year-old Mimi Rosenthal swapped the support of her Winnie Walker for the comfort of a black leather chair at Requ...

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Making Deficit Decisions in the Dark

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wider Opportunities for Women, Deficit, Older Women, Fiscal Commission, Families, Low-Income, Politics News

Earlier this month, the co-chairs of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released draft recommendations on how to ...

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"Tit Man" Alan Simpson Makes An Ass of Himself -- Women's Groups Call for Resignation

Martha Burk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Older Women, Poverty, Gender Gap, Women Voters, Sexism, Ageism, Fiscal Commission, Obama, Alan Simpson, Obama Social Security, Social Secuirty, Politics News

The flamboyant co-chair of Obama's Fiscal Commission, Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who became an instant You-Tube star earlier this summer with a rant against senior citizens, is at it again big-time.

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Work Until 70? No Thanks!

Barbara J. Easterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security Administration, Older Women, Social Security, Obama Social Security, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Politics News

We must tell our younger friends and family that Social Security is on solid financial ground, and warn them about people who falsely predict Social Security's demise to advance their own agenda.

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A Case of the Medicare What Ifs

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Wider Opportunities for Women, Politics, Older Women, Long-Term Care, Medicare, Health Care, Politics News

Today, on Medicare's 45th birthday, I want to reflect on what the program means for me. Typically, people think of Medicare as a program that matters ...

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Raising Social Security Age Reduces Benefits While Increasing Risks

Merton and Joan Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Owl, Older Women, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Fiscal Commission, Social Security, OWL - the Voice of Midlife and Older Women, Older-Womens-League, Politics News

It takes colossal gall to propose, during a period of near-record unemployment, forcing older people to work longer by cutting their Social Security benefits and calling that "reform."

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Leaving Granny Behind - Will the Fiscal Commission Vote to Impoverish Older Women?

Martha Burk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deficit, Women, Fiscal Commission, Older Women, National Debt, Social Security, Alan Simpson, Politics News

President Obama's Fiscal Commission -- charged with developing a bipartisan plan to stabilize the soaring national debt -- holds a public hearing Jun...

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WATCH: Betty White Explains How To Score With Older Women

Asylum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Betty White Dating, Video, Aol, Cougars, Betty White, Older Women, Betty White Cougar, Dating Advice, Funny Videos, Comedy News

Betty White recently sat down with AOL's Asylum to tell them how to score with older women. ...

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Growing Old in West Virginia - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wider Opportunities for Women, Older Women, Economic Security, Social Security, Cost of Living, Seniors, West Virginia, Politics News

When it comes to aging in place, there's a lot to learn from West Virginia. It is the nation's second oldest state and with a burgeoning aging populat...

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Two Birds with One Stone: Strengthen Social Security and Lower Unemployment at the Same Time

Natale Zimmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Women, Deficit, Social Security, Older Women, Fiscal Commission, Simpson, Federal Budget Deficit, Retirement, Budget, Gregg, Conrad, Commission, Bowles, Politics News

We can strengthen Social Security and reduce unemployment by making these proposed changes, and ultimately, these steps will help reduce the deficit as well.

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Dear Uncle Sam, Will You Keep the Promise of Social Security?

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Older Women, Fiscal Commission, Congress, Social Security, Barack Obama, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News

Dear Mr. President, Members of Congress and Members of the Fiscal Commission, Today, at the second meeting of the Commission on Fiscal Responsibilit...

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Why Women Should Look Forward To Aging

yourtango.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Older Women, Relationships, Sex, Older Women Strength, Women's Self-Esteem, Cougar, Tenacity, Cougar Sex, Vanity, Older Woman Sex, Healthy Living News

Publications for women love to make you feel sh**ty about yourself, particularly when it comes to aging as if it were a choice, and women who choose t...

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Hello Kitty's the Latest Victim of Ageism

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanrio, Older Women, Hello Kitty Japan, Women Over 35, Hello Kitty Ageism, Ageism in Hollywood, Ageism, Hello Kitty, Cougars, Style News

What Hello Kitty needs now is a diamond peel, a hot lay that turns into an uncomplicated pregnancy, and a quick marriage proposal from her baby daddy...or she's effed and of no further value to society.

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Voicing Haiti: Edwidge Danticat

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Older Women, MacArthur Genius Grant, Tsunami, Partners in Health, Haiti Diaspora, Red Cross, Wyclef Jean, Donors, Poets, Yele Haiti, Edwidge Danticat, Felix Morriseau-Leroy, Poetry Friday, PEN World Voices, World News

As we all shudder through news of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, we've also been hearing from the literary voices, that for many of us, first brought Haiti alive.

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Hands Off Our Social Security

Ashley B. Carson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Aging, Older Women, Social Security, Federal Budget Deficit, Pay Equity, Survivor Benefits, Kent Conrad, Retirement, Judd Gregg, Medicare, Older Women's League, Owl, Impact News

If Social Security were a private company, its shareholders would be very pleased, as it ran a surplus of $180 billion last year and accumulated a reserve of $2.4 trillion. This is the only government program to run a surplus.

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Health Insurance Age Rating Equals Corporate Welfare

Natale Zimmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Older Women, Aging, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Discrimination, Medicare, Health Care, Politics News

Age discrimination in the form of age rating, the practice of allowing private insurers to charge people higher premiums solely based on age, is wrong. And Congress is buying the false argument.

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Autumn's First Kiss: a Wake-up Call Or a Sweet Fragrance?

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Older Women, Poetry, Labor Day, Diane Vacca, Ambivalence, Essays, Ainslie Jones Uhl, Women's Voices for Change, Owl---the-Voice-of-Midlife-and-Older-Women, Healthy Living News

The change of seasons has brought a bounty of smart writing to Women's Voices for Change.

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He's Younger, She's Older, So What?!

Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Older Women, Love Addiction, Dating Younger Men, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sex Addiciton, Younger Men, Dating Older Women, Healthy Living News

"Your age is troubling me," he says. He's eight years younger than I, and this is the first I've heard it troubles him. The last two men I've been with, including my ex husband, were ten years younger, and their response to the age difference was, "Who gives a damn?"

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