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

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

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, Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

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 09.14.2009 | Living

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

"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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Inspiration From the Putting Green: A Call to Third Act Women

Marie Wilson | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Tom Watson, Third Act, Leadership, Women, Older Women, British Open, Politics News
Marie Wilson

As Jane Fonda said, Third Act Women have "a tremendous opportunity to change the world." We've got wisdom and experience on our side.

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AARP's Bait and Switch on Health Care

Martha Burk | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Older Women's League, Older Women, Senate Finance Committee, Senate Health Committee, Health Committee, Women's Health, Health Care Reform, Aarp, Health Insurance, Politics News
Martha Burk

The health committee bill would require older folks to pay some multiple of the premiums charged to younger people for the same coverage, just because of their age.

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Becoming Invisible

Lea Lane | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living

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Lea Lane

To rephrase Dylan Thomas, I'm not going gently into that good night. I will rage against the dying of the light. At least some of the time.

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Abuse Lasts Past Mother's Day

Martha Burk | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Owl, Orrin Hatch, Elder Abuse, Older Women, Older Women's League, Nursing Home, Politics News
Martha Burk

We need comprehensive elder abuse prevention laws -- using the models of prevention for violence against women and child abuse. It's about time. It's about our mothers.

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Cougars And MILFs Rule! 40 Year-Old Women Are WAY Hotter Than 20 Year-Olds!

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style

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Bonnie Fuller

2009-03-26-pull.jpg Their names are Julia, Jen, Halle and Michelle. They're posing in bikinis, burning up the box office, hogging magazine covers and kicking 20-somethings to the curb. Here's why seasoned is the new sexy!

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10 Tips for Catching a Cougar

Nicole Williams | Posted 01.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Cougar Women, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Dating, Dating Etiquette, Older Women, Dating Younger Men, Relationships and Maturity, Dating Advice, Dating Older Women, Maturity, Dating Tips, Women Professionals, Younger Men, Style News
Nicole Williams

Although I'm not a bona fide cougar quite yet (I clock in just under the apparent age limit), I'm certainly not opposed to dating younger men... if only they knew what they were doing.

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The Hillary Holdouts ... And A Theory Why

Alison Owings | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elderly, Feminism Clinton, Older Women, Hillary Roll Call Convention, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Sexism, Clinton Supporters, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Women's Vote, Secretaries, Politics News
Alison Owings

The soul-robbing sexism of the past has come home to roost in the present. The Hillary Holdouts who could not wear pants to work then, yell their support for their pantsuit-wearing avenger now.

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Older, Unhappy Women As Swing Voters

Janet Ritz | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Janet Ritz

Older women might end up voting against their own interests with a McCain who, at least, culturally speaks their language, as opposed to an Obama, who does not seem to be speaking to them at all.

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Women In Their Sexual Peak Scare Most Men... To Younger Girls

men.style.com | Mac Montandon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Kim Catrall, Men's Sexual Inadequacy, Older Women, Living News

Among the universe's cruel ironies--pretty much anything having to do with puberty, say, or the career arc of Michael Bay--this has to be near the top...

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