“This menopause business is not turning out the way I’d hoped,” writes Michelle Slatalla this week in the New York Times.

How many of us have said that?

In fact, it’s what inspired this website.

We had many worthy nominations, from Barbara Boxer to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Poet Carol Muske-Dukes now presents a truly diverse and capable team. (Now how to give them the authority they deserve?)

It’s officially news: women over 50 have sex lives. Here’s what the white coats are saying.

“Daily Portrait Project” artist Julia Kay talks about how to handle the flow of personal information online, in a week when things go badly wrong.

“I’m 50 years old and single,” says Joan, a woman I know socially. “I’m fit, attractive, and solvent.  I like the company of men and have lots of relationships with [...]

“Let the Right One In,” an offbeat story of first love, is an against-the-grain choice for Valentine’s Day, vampires included.

This Valentine’s week at WVFC has featured both a soulful request for information about our sex lives from Our Bodies Ourselves and a glimpse of the Worst Date Ever contest from MyVeryWorstDate.com. Here’s an anonymous contribution that neatly covers (and maybe skewers) both topics.

From Billie Brown, some humorous advice on the proper presenting (and receiving) of Valentine’s Day flowers.

This past weekend saw the cable TV premiere of a movie about animal behavior expert and autism advocate Temple Grandin. WVFC contributor Tamar Bihari writes about watching the film with [...]

This week, we’re continuing WVFC’s Nine Women to Run the World campaign, first with Monday’s piece about Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Now, our friends at On The Issues Magazine [...]