Writer Caitlin Moran's newfound enthusiasm for botox, something of a literal volte-face, is, she says, based on the fact that "By the time you hit 45 its the fact that you do look weak and scared and also semi traumatised that makes you consider it". Gendered ageism is so normalised now that it’s deemed anti-feminist even to mention that chemical modification as a standard when women age, is incredibly oppressive. Male actors might see a pause in their careers but it won’t be because of their age and they won’t be expected to chemically modify their faces and hair in order to get work. We need young female actors starting their drama training today to be able to expect career longevity that is equal, otherwise, young women should expect to pay only a third of their tuition fees, compared to clearing it entirely, as their male counterparts are more likely to do. Lucinda Williams: ‘All the good stuff can happen to older women, too’.New theatre company aimed at older actors launches with support from.Middle-aged men get to play Bond, middle-aged women get to play the killjoy and there are still more documentaries in the UK about paedophiles, than there are comedies and dramas led by women over the age of 45. In my Acting Your Age campaign survey, I found that only 9 per cent of people can identify more than 20 leading middle-aged female actors in the UK compared to 49 per cent who can identify more than 20 leading, middle-aged male actors. Because when it comes to the UK, I’m in agreement with Harriet Harman that women over 50 in broadcasting are as rare as hen’s teeth. Or as Catherine O’Hara put it, women of “a certain age”. While I hope that's not true in terms of gun legislation, private healthcare and anything related to Donald Trump, I'm very taken with their growing representation of middle-aged women. When I was growing up, it was said that culturally, the UK is about five years behind our US cousins.
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