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23 Feb 2012

Do Boomer Women have to achieve more ‘firsts’ to be visible on TV?

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Article by Jaki Scarcello Earlier this month BBC Director General Mark Thompson responded to accusations that the British government owned broadcaster was treating older women unfairly. The accusations centered around issues such as representation of older women as presenters and program hosts and the nature in which older women were represented in general in the BBC programming. There had been some incidents over the past few years where older woman were removed from their positions (more…)

15 May 2011

Mid-life transitions -Maria Shriver calls for same help as many 50 plus women

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Article by Jaki Scarcello I read that Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are separating after 25 years of marriage. A separation is always sad news, even those ones which clearly need to happen, toll the ending of a hope which was formed when the relationship began. I am particularly moved by Maria’s situation as this separation comes just a few months after the death of her father, Sargent Shriver, and less than two years after (more…)

11 May 2011

Royal Weddings, Video Technology and My Own Mortality

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Article by Jaki Scarcello Twenty nine years ago my alarm rang at 4:30AM and I jumped from bed and seated myself before the TV to watched Charles and Diana perform the royal wedding waltz. I was in the first decade of my own marriage to an indulgent man who was unsure of why I would want to get up at 4:30AM to watch these people I did not know but he was supportive as long (more…)

31 Jan 2011

I am a Fabwoman

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Article by By Jaki Scarcello I really believe that. But when Ceri suggested I write my fab story to include in the illustrious company of women like Deb, Marianne and Sandy, I had to stop for just a moment and ask myself , “am I that fab?“ The answer? No I am not. I have not done anything as brave or courageous as my fellow fabites . No skydiving, mountain climbing, rig scurrying here, nor (more…)

30 Jan 2011

AGE is a three letter word!

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Article by Jaki Scarcello Nora Ephron hates me. I feel badly about that I really do. She seems to be an amazing woman, smart, funny and so talented. Nora, for those of you who thought she was just a film director, producer, screenwriter and journalist, is also the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck. Nora, I can live with your disgust because I am on a mission. Ms Ephron says that she can’t (more…)

30 Jan 2011

Friendship over 50- Friends for Life?

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Article by Jaki Scarcello A supportive network of family and friends may have an impact on longevity according to new research just out from Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.(LA Times 9/13/10) Friends are good for us as we age Betty Friedan also quoted similar research findings in 1993 in her book “The Fountain of Age” So the experts are telling us…friends are good for us as we age. However (more…)

30 Jan 2011

What Does Retirement Mean to You?

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Article by Jaki Scarcello What do you see when you look past the edge of the work space you now occupy? Many of us are rethinking our retirement plans these days. There are economic imperatives. When I look at my post workforce financial situation I have to admit the IRA’s or RRSPs or any other acronym you want to use to describe what should be my leisure year savings account, is not quite up to (more…)

30 Jan 2011

The Day the Ladies of Khartoum Came to Tea

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Article by by Jaki Scarcello Across the world and across our cultures and varying circumstances we share many of the same daily rituals and sometimes we can be transported into someone else’s parallel moment. The experience can change us forever. This morning in the LA Times I read about the tea ladies of Khartoum. I read about their difficult lives selling tea over open fires on the dusty city streets. I read about the songs (more…)