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5 min June 18, 2024Author: Janet Siroto

Senior Living: How One Woman Is (Hurrah!) Reinventing It

By Janet Siroto

Wouldn’t it be nice to live affordably among kindred spirits in a cool coliving situation? That’s the plan, thanks to pioneering activist Elizabeth ...

4 min May 21, 2024Author: Kayla Gross

Combating Climate Change: How Older Women Are Rewriting the Rules

By Kayla Gross

Leave it to a group of determined female activists in their 70s to win a ground-breaking legal case. Their age, gender and shared experience made the di...

7 min March 12, 2024Author: Bonnie Lee Black

What I Learned About Food, Chickens—and Life—in the Peace Corps at Age 50

By Bonnie Lee Black

Needing a life change, caterer Bonnie Lee Black headed to Africa with the Peace Corps. Here, her revelations about chickens, friendship—and herself....

< 1 min December 20, 2023Author: NextTribe Editors

2023 Women of the Year: Those Who Made it All More Bearable

By NextTribe Editors

It’s a mad, mad, mad world out there. Especially this year. Here are 15 women who are kicking butt and helping to set things right....

6 min October 24, 2023Author: Sherry Amatenstein

Praying for Peacemakers in Time of War in the Middle East

By Sherry Amatenstein

Sherry Amatenstein is a child of Holocaust survivors who believes Palestinians deserve a homeland. Even now. Especially now....

6 min September 27, 2023Author: Barbara Lippert

Cassidy Hutchinson Has More to Say in Her New Book, Enough

By Barbara Lippert

Women like Cassidy Hutchinson are turning out to be the unrelentingly brave truth-tellers and heroes. Her new book reveals more of her gutsiness....

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5 min April 8, 2026

11 Swimsuits that Women Over 50 Actually Wear

By Kimberly Cihlar

Sick of seeing tiny teenage models in bathing suit ads? Us too. Here, 11 styles worn by REAL women—NextTribers on vacation. Plus, two other swim essen...

8 min April 2, 2026

Why India is More Magical When You See it This Way

By Jeannie Ralston

There are two ways to travel—slow and fast. Jeannie Ralston tried both in India—and one left her breathless while the other left her exhausted....

5 min March 26, 2026

Meet Frequent Traveler: Leigh Anne McKellar

By Jeannie Edmunds

She never thought of herself as adventurous before, but since Leigh Anne McKellar lost her husband she's up for trying most anything. ...

5 min March 19, 2026

Digging into Destinations and Connecting More Deeply

By Jeannie Ralston

Visits to farms offer a richer perspective on a culture. Here is how travelers connect with the land, its bounty and its people. ...

5 min March 9, 2026

When Your Partner Slows Down, and You Don’t

By Jeannie Edmunds

You want an adventure. He can't keep up. If you're aging at different rates, what happens to your travel plans?...

4 min March 5, 2026

Meet First Time Traveler: Kimberly Lombard

By Jeannie Edmunds

New NextTribe traveler Kimberly Lombard is a book lover, but her biggest passion are vacations that let her see the world beyond the page....

6 min February 25, 2026

You’re So Welcome! Why Older Women Are Choosing Cohousing

By Nina Malkin

Imagine joining a community of women living under this idea: Support without surveillance. Independence with backup. Engagement without obligation....