WOW: Women's Older Wisdom
WOW

March 2024
M T W T F S S
« Feb    
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Categories


Pat Taub
Author

Pat Taub

Pat Taub is a family therapist, writer and activist and life-long feminist. She hopes that WOW will start a conversation among other older women who are fed up with the ageism and sexism in our culture and are looking for cohorts to affirm their value as an older woman.

An American in Paris

It didn’t take much persuasion when my youngest son phoned and said, “Mother, you have a birthday on October 1st.  You haven’t treated yourself in a while.  What about a birthday trip to Paris?“ Jonathan offered to accompany me and be my travel guide. This is the son whose adolescence antics drove me up the wall.  Maturity is a [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

Will We Stand with Our Young People?

GUEST POST by JANET WEIL The young faces, lined up in rows on the zoom screen, looked ready to get things done. I, on the other hand, had turned my video off and was almost melting from self-consciousness. “I’m so old, so NOT them. Should I be here?” went through my head as the organizers for Portland Youth Climate Strike led the group [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

Autumn As a Time of Renewal

At autumn we leave summer behind and anticipate cooler temperatures with joyful images of cozy sweaters, glorious foliage and sitting by the fireplace. But autumn can be much more than reenacting nostalgic traditions. It can be a time of renewal. As the days grow darker I am called to deep reflection, reviewing the past year and then doing [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

 Taking on the Anti-Aging Movement

In a society that worships youth, my wrinkles, white hair, sagging breasts and flabby upper arms render me unacceptable. The anti-aging industry to the rescue!  If I go in for plastic surgery, facial fillers, hair dye, beauty creams and medical supplements, I can defy nature, while stuffing the pockets of the anti-aging fat cats, on target [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

Abortion Nightmare

Thursday morning I woke up to the news of the new Texas abortion law, which denies abortions to the 7,000,000 women of child-bearing age in Texas. I was stunned and terrified. As I sipped my coffee, I reflected on my own abortion in the late 1970’s.  I was married with two young children and had just taken a job as Director of Counseling [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

What We Like About Getting Older

Research has found that older women are discovering that age has unanticipated rewards.  Setting aside the usual physical symptoms like arthritis, decreased flexibility and stamina, the older woman sparkles in new ways.  She frequently finds herself more content and more confident, while still full of dreams. Eager to capture individual [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub