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When exactly is your ‘last f***able day’?

When exactly is your ‘last f***able day’?

    The answer to that seems to be some time in your late 30s, if you’re a woman and […]

July 18, 2015 2 2
When it comes to older people and sex, doctors put their heads in the sand

When it comes to older people and sex, doctors put their heads in the sand

The sex lives of older people have received a lot of attention recently. From the Netflix sitcom Grace and Frankie, […]

July 2, 2015 2
Geriatric porn? Tom Ford’s Forever Love

Geriatric porn? Tom Ford’s Forever Love

It’s rare to see images of older people caught in the throes of passion. That’s why I love Tom Ford’s […]

May 24, 2015 0 4
Older people and sexual risk-taking: Combating rising STIs among older Australians

Older people and sexual risk-taking: Combating rising STIs among older Australians

I’m excited to tell you about a project that has just started Sex, Age & Me which will explore older […]

May 10, 2015 1
The Twiggy effect? Older women as models in fashion and beauty campaigns

The Twiggy effect? Older women as models in fashion and beauty campaigns

Over the past 12 months there’s been an increase in the number of female celebrities aged 50 and older appearing […]

March 14, 2015 2 3
Putting ageing and sexual health and wellbeing on the agenda

Putting ageing and sexual health and wellbeing on the agenda

On Friday 6th February 2015 the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), Manchester Metropolitan University, Age UK and […]

February 9, 2015 0
‘Pro-ageing’ beauty articles: Why we should cast a critical eye

‘Pro-ageing’ beauty articles: Why we should cast a critical eye

Over the last few years I’ve noticed an increase in the number of articles that celebrate the physical appearance of […]

December 20, 2014 2 4
Middle-aged women, nakedness and sex: Making the invisible visible

Middle-aged women, nakedness and sex: Making the invisible visible

  Two articles published 24 hours apart in the lifestyle sections of two very different UK news websites covered similar […]

December 11, 2014 4 4
Playboy models then and now

Playboy models then and now

New York magazine recently ran an article on Playboy models then and now. It featured six women who had posed […]

November 20, 2014 0 4
LISTEN: Rebecca Hains discusses #TruthInAds & body image on CBC Radio

LISTEN: Rebecca Hains discusses #TruthInAds & body image on CBC Radio

Originally posted on Dr. Rebecca Hains:
Yesterday, I spoke with CBC Radio about the Brave Girls Alliance’s #TruthInAds campaign, explaining why we’re…

November 9, 2014 0
Visible: 60 at 60. Women, ageing and art

Visible: 60 at 60. Women, ageing and art

Similar to the project by Brighton based Artist Lou Trigg who recently completed her 50 over 50 project, New Zealand […]

October 23, 2014 2 7
Don’t ask don’t tell: Helping health professionals to better address the sexual health needs of their older clients

Don’t ask don’t tell: Helping health professionals to better address the sexual health needs of their older clients

Research consistently tells us that health professionals (HPs) can experience significant barriers to addressing the sexual and intimacy needs of […]

September 30, 2014 4 1
Sexism, ageism and all the other isms: Prof Jenny Saul on implicit bias and stereotype threat

Sexism, ageism and all the other isms: Prof Jenny Saul on implicit bias and stereotype threat

In a previous post I wrote about implicit bias: a term that is used to describe the process when stereotypes […]

August 22, 2014 0
We’re 40… getting ready for sex is like prepping for a space mission!

We’re 40… getting ready for sex is like prepping for a space mission!

Here’s a clip from the television sitcom Cougar Town which shows an interchange between the three main female characters: Jules […]

July 12, 2014 0 4
Guess what? New statistics show yet another rise in STIs for people aged 45 and older

Guess what? New statistics show yet another rise in STIs for people aged 45 and older

Earlier this week Public Health England released their annual data on sexually transmitted infections. The report presents the most recently […]

June 19, 2014 0 1
Unconscious bias: What we all should know about implicit ageism and sexism

Unconscious bias: What we all should know about implicit ageism and sexism

In this post I take a look at how our behaviour can be influenced in ways that we are not […]

June 11, 2014 3 1
‘It’s your hormones dear’. Time for a rethink on menopause and sex

‘It’s your hormones dear’. Time for a rethink on menopause and sex

  “As long as there has been brain science there have been – in retrospect – misguided neurological explanations and […]

March 31, 2014 0
Lack of confidence and feeling invisible to men: Is middle-age really that bad for women?

Lack of confidence and feeling invisible to men: Is middle-age really that bad for women?

  A study of 2000 women aged 45 and older carried out by A.Vogel (a herbal supplement company)* released its […]

March 27, 2014 4 6
Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in the over 50s: Promoting condom use

Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in the over 50s: Promoting condom use

  I am always pleased to hear about campaigns that aim to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) […]

January 26, 2014 3 3
Beauty in older women: Exhibition launch July 2014

Beauty in older women: Exhibition launch July 2014

You might remember one of my earlier blog posts about this project. I am delighted to say that it is […]

January 18, 2014 1 9

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