Excerpt from my book You’re Always 39: Surviving Late Career Job Loss & Thriving. Out December 2026 The Rosie the Riveter poster is a symbol of American triumph: a sleeve rolled up, a bicep flexed, a resolute gaze. But the reality for the women who actually built the bombers was grit, sweat, and air-powered gunsContinueContinue reading “From Rosie to Reinvention: U.S. Women at Work”
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Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog The other day I watched an Insta reel from a woman noting the return of skinny culture. Look at Sharon and Kelly Osborne, and their star-sought GLP-1-induced emaciation and you’ll see what she means. In numerous glamour shots, Sharon and Kelly pose, their gaunt cheeks and eyes betraying aContinueContinue reading “Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?”