Nicole and Keith Split and We’re Bummed
Celebrity Breakups of Long-time Marriages Can Really Make Us Sad. Why Do We Get So Invested in Their Relationships? After 19 years together, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were presumed to be totally solid, so news of their split landed like a tiny heartbreak in our feeds. Hadn’t she been through enough with men? Who […]
Red Hot and Righteously Angry
The Climate Lawsuit That Made the World Listen to “Old Women” Not made to roll in a rocking chair, retired Swiss Parliamentarian Pia Hollenstein took up battle against the government she used to work for instead. Knowing that more older women die from extreme heat than any other group due to unique vulnerabilities, Hollenstein wondered […]
The Men Building AI Don’t Understand Women—and That’s Our Problem
While we’re told we “don’t get” technology, men are programming our future. I’m tired of the “women don’t understand technology” bullshit. You know the trope: the clueless woman in a sitcom clicking random buttons while a smirking man swoops in to fix it. It’s tired, patronizing—and it’s everywhere. While we’re dismissed as too confused to […]
Weight Expectations: When Body Positivity Takes a Weekly Jab
After a lifetime of dieting, cleanses, and exercising, I finally felt at peace with my body—or so I thought. No longer the 98-pound college student, I’d freed myself from the tyranny of the scale. I embraced my booty and boobs in the “curves are in” era, even as my arms started to droop, and my […]
Stroke Hits Women Hardest—Here’s What You Can Do About It
Your Age, Race, or Family History Isn’t the End of the Story. Here’s How Women Are Taking Back Control. Sandy Newby tried to speak, but she couldn’t get the words out. One minute she was standing in front of her kitchen counter doing art with her kids, and the next, she was trapped inside her […]
Cybersecurity for Women Who’d Rather Be Doing Literally Anything Else
The Problem: You Are the Target If you’re reading this and interested in cybersecurity for women, congratulations—you’re already on the internet, which means, unfortunately, you’re also on some hacker’s radar. Cybercriminals love an easy target, and women over 50 are often first in line. Why? The tired stereotype of tech-averse grandmothers still lingers—and let’s be […]
Menopause Is Having a Moment–So Why Are We Still So Confused?
When I went on Instagram this morning, I was literally bombarded with posts about menopause: Take the right menopause supplements (Brain fog? Hair loss? Low libido? There’s a supplement for that!), eat enough protein (but don’t forget the fiber!), do weight-bearing exercise (to prevent bone loss, duh!), get enough sleep (but make sure it’s quality […]
Why I Became a Swifty at 50: Taylor Swift’s Power, Genius, and Feminism
Hey Bill Maher: How about you put a sock in it about Taylor Swift’s dating life? She may be able to “handle it,” but she has repeatedly railed against—and sung about—pundits turning her private life into punchlines. The jokes aren’t funny. I can hear the haters now, “Poor, powerful, too-big-to-hang-out Tay Tay, cwying into her […]
Does Business Really Need More ‘Masculine Energy’? Mark Zuckerberg’s Cringy Take vs. Reality
Mark Zuckerberg’s Masculine Energy in Business Let’s raise a porcelain teacup—pinkies up, ladies!—to Mark Zuckerberg for finally mansplaining to us how the corporate world needs more “masculine energy.” The owner of Meta went on the Joe Rogan podcast in early January to talk up the benefits of aggression in the workplace and complain that corporations […]
Demi Moore’s Second Act Starring in The Substance – Power, Resilience, and No Permission Needed
Demi Moore Reinvents Herself at 62–and She’s Just Getting Started In The Substance Film fans are still in the grumpies about Demi Moore not winning the Best Actress Oscar for her masterful performance in The Substance. While many were hoping the dynamic actress would walk away with her first Oscar at the 97th annual Academy […]
The Blue Zone Controversy: Does It Matter if the Science is Wrong?
The Skepticism Behind Blue Zone Map Hotspots When Karen McCann was in her late 60s, she was faced with an undeniable fact: She was no longer middle-aged. She and her husband Rich decided to set off on a five-month trip around the Mediterranean rim to learn how to age well. McCann, who is now 73, […]
How Women 50+ Self-Sabotage Their Finances
Michelle Smith* spent more than $100,000 on her daughter’s wedding. “I have only one daughter, and we wanted to give her the wedding of her dreams,” said Smith. She was letting her heart self-sabotage her finances. That money was taken from retirement funds. “In hindsight, was it worth it? I can’t answer that. How do […]
