A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published an article about Generation X women looking younger longer. It was re-tweeted about a million times. Here is an excerpt: The first wave of Gen-Xers has rounded 40, and they are changing the face of what it means to be middle-aged. Women of this generation — […]
Have Generation X women given up on sex?
I am not a fan of Erica Jong (b. 1942) or her new book, Sugar In My Bowl: Real Women Write About Sex. Her arguments run counter to what I believe but given her cultural status I wanted to write about her new book. Jong is best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying, […]
Recession devastating single moms
According to the 2011 Community Voices for the Economy survey of 1,515 adults nationwide, which was conducted in mid-March, American women are profoundly affected by the recession. The impact of the recession, which began in September 2008, continues virtually unabated, and in some cases has gotten worse, especially for low-income women and women of color. Basically, the so-called […]
Was Sassy Magazine a cultural watershed for Generation X Women?
In the late 1980s, my father bought me the premiere issues of two magazines – Mirabella (1989) and Sassy (1988). While I never fully connected with either of them — Mirabella was too mature, Sassy too young — I would later develop an appreciation for how much of an early adopter my Depression-era dad really was. Sassy […]
Can Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?
“Jo, how could you, your one beauty!” –Louisa May Alcott, Little Women *** Dominique Browning wrote a column last week for the New York Times Fashion and Style section, Why Can’t Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair? Here is her opener: “MY mother hates it. My sister worries about it. My agent thinks I’m hiding behind […]
A Gen X Bedtime Story
Once upon a time there were three little girls and they were all GenXers… Open Salon has published an essay, Generation X Bedtime Story. It’s a thoughtful piece about three intelligent and ambitious Generation X women who grew up in the 80s and now going through a mid-30s life crisis. Here is an excerpt: Becky mentioned […]
Generation X women in Midlife Crisis
The Washington Post has published an essay on Generation X women in midlife crisis by Pamela Paul. Paul is the author of Parenting, Inc. (How We Are Sold $800 Strollers Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Toddler Couture, — and Diaper Wipe Warmers – and What It Means For Our Children); Pornified (How Porn is Ruining […]