By Claire Nurden, Research and Policy Officer
Interesting piece in the Mail this morning. Sitting right at the
top of the gossip column, at first glance it seems like yet another
article feeding the public's fascination with looking younger (note
the photos of cosmetically enhanced Demi Moore). But on closer
inspection the message is actually very different. While yes, some
of the discussion is about how we look, it goes on to recognise
that looking ageless is more than skin deep, and that more and more
men and women are now challenging the stereotypes they are faced
with in their older age - and reaping the rewards.
Granted, the fact that they have led with the headline, "Can you
believe this woman is 65?" (and some of the less than pleasant
reader comments!), is evidence of how far we have to go in terms of
challenging ageist ideas of later life in this country, but as a
whole it does seem like a positive step in the right direction.
