Everyday Ageism: CHRISTA D’SOUZA asks why the menopause has become an effective way to blame a woman of a certain age for just about anything?
- In Korea a person in their 60s is considered to be a mere stripling
- You are considered to be entering your most productive period in your 60s
- Christa D’Souza asks why menopause women are thought as ‘past it’ in the UK
It’s the last tolerated prejudice. But Femail’s had enough. It’s time we called out those day-to-day moments when we’re patronised for no longer being young…
A beautiful, highly successful, multi-talented Korean friend of mine, 64, can’t understand why women get het up about being in their 60s.
In her culture, she says, a person in their 60s is considered to be a mere stripling and one’s seventh decade — yes, even if you are a woman — is when you are considered to be entering your most productive period.
UK-based columnist Christa D’Souza (pictured) says that the menopause has become an effective way to blame a woman of a certain age for just about anything
This is music to my ears, of course, but I don’t live in Korea. And from where I’m sitting that’s very much not how society perceives women of my age (61).
Actually, let’s put the bar lower. Too many people think we’re past it once we hit menopause.
The menopause — it has become an effective way to blame a woman of a certain age for just about anything.
I cite here the example of David Fletcher, a pet food boss who recently had to pay out £20,000 to a female employee, Leigh Best, 52, for doing just that.
And have you heard of this new phrase ‘vibe shift’, where a once-prevalent cultural norm suddenly shifts? Well, there needs to be a big vibe shift around this.
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