Article by Catherine Stothart
A recent poll of my over-50 friends revealed that most of us had experienced feeling invisible. Growing up female, we get used to having attention (not always wanted) from others – wolf whistles, comments, glances in the street. As we get older, we notice that it is our daughters getting the attention, not us. And although this is natural, it can undermine how we feel about ourselves at a time when we may already feel vulnerable.
However, we can also all think of older women who have confidence and charisma – public figures like Judi Dench, Sandi Toksvig, Julie Walters, Sue Barker, Tessa Jowell, Judy Murray, Kirsty Wark, and many more, plus the people we know personally. So being invisible...