A New Look at Beauty, Aging and Power

Aging Women

Most of us grew up learning that it was rude to ask a woman her age. But did we ask why this was so?


Our society tends to create unkind stereotypes of aging women that make it difficult for them to embrace their older selves. The following factors contribute to these stereotypes. From a biological standpoint, women may be considered less "useful" in society when they're not at the height of their fertility. Furthermore, they may be perceived as physically vulnerable and socially needy. These perceptions negatively affect older women's self image and may serve to impede their physiological and psychological well-being.


Could aging be good for women?
According to popular culture, women are terrified of growing old and fight it with everything they have, spending dollars each year on botox, liposuction,face creams, hair dyes, and health clubs. But research finds that women's body image actually become more positive as they move from their twenties and thirties into middle age.
Women's lives get better instead of worse as they grow older because of their tremendous psychological strengths. Women use their mental strengths to tackle the new problems that arise as they age.

Old age is not just about surviving, it's about flourishing. There is increasing evidence that most women feel a greater sense of fulfillment, self-actualization, reaching their peak.
---Xindi Ouyang

Embrace It

http://fortmillmagazine.com/articles/winter-needn't-be-gray%3A-planning-for-aging-america

Many women are afraid of aging process. We live in an era where there are unrealistic images of youthful, perfect looking models assemble in our mind. It pressured women to look perfect and youthful all the time. It resulted many women have self-conscious about their aging. They are a lot of products that women use to hide the signs of aging. Some dye their gray hairs, some use anti-wrinkles cream, some hide under makeup, some use Botox, or some go under surgery. French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier says we should be embrace our age, wrinkles and all. Every the signs of aging gives a piece of story.

Meaning of Wrinkle

On Your Forehead- you are a wisdom person and have a lot of experience

Around Your Mouth and Under Your Eyes- you are an expressive person and you show a lot emotion through your face.

 -E.I.J-


AGING

In the aging process some women are insecure about it and get botox/surgery to smooth out the wrinkels or use wrinkle cream to take away the wrinkles on their face or they sometimes feel like their boyfriends or husbands dont want them anymore, they want a younger woman. Some women like the aging because it makes them look more wiser and definition to them and also they get taken more seriously than if they were younger.

-Austin

Aging in both men and women is a midlife crisis in itself. All people age differently both physically and mentally. Men probably don't react as intensely as women, but there is still some sort of crisis as one moves past their twenties and mid thirties into their forties. But why is this? It seems to be that men don't worry about aging because men that have aged slightly might give them an edge with the ladies, or working with business. Then why is it that women have a daily struggle with their appearance when men don't. 

One of my theories is because as men age, they turn into "an older man", and a lot of women like this. Younger women in particular. They want a man who has built up his career, has money, and is single. On the other hand, there are far fewer men who say that they want an older women because why have an older women when they can have a youthful woman instead who has more energy and not tied down? Long story short, women want a MAN, and men want their young little hot things. So where do older women fall in this love triangle? They don't. Or at least they try to fit in, but when they do, they are seen as cougars because they want the young hot guy who is still fresh in his twenties.

Long story short, young women like older men because they have a lot to offer, plus older men want younger women. This then makes older men just as attractive, if not more attractive than younger ones. Take a look at George Clooney. He's a good looking salt and pepper man.