Editor’s Note: Last month, UCLA announced that Barbra Streisand has donated funds to create the Barbra Streisand Institute, which will include four research centers–one in each of these fields: truth in the public sphere; the impact of climate change; the...
We’ve been saying for some time that women our age aren’t reflected well in Hollywood. We’ve written stories calling for more film and TV shows that feature older women on screen in realistic ways, and of course we’re not the only ones who have...
“It’s unfortunate that certain women are allowed to succeed because they are not threatening to the system. That’s not how it should be. We should be breaking down barriers in the system so that people are recognized for their abilities. We’re...
Good news! According to Hollywood, it’s okay for actresses to look like they are over 40 years old—as long as they are actually old enough to be eligible for Medicare. Over the past few years, there seems to have been a slight uptick in the number of women over 50 in...
2017 was our year, according to numerous late December assessments by writers who lean toward big pronouncements. Even though (or maybe because) a woman didn’t control the White House, we ended up controlling the zeitgeist. Even though (or maybe because) a woman...
