event details posted by: GenPhilly begins: Sep 16, 6:30 pm ends: Sep 16, 8:30 pm location: Corzo Center, University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad Street

FREE to attend. RSVP below.

Join GenPhilly for a discussion exploring the often-contradictory images that are presented to us through the media, popular culture, and film about women and aging.

5:30pm Refreshments, resource tables, artwork by UArts students and faculty
6:00pm Panel discussion

In contrast to traditional social images of “the little old lady”, women today are creating new perceptions about what it means to grow older. Many contemporary women continue to juggle work, family responsibilities, a social life, and social activism as they age, and are appearing more frequently in the public eye as sexy, strong and independent figures.

Speakers:

• Merle Drake, LCSW, Executive Director of the Supportive Older Women’s Network (SOWN)
• Sarah H. Kagan, PhD, RN, Lucy Walker Honorary Term Professor of Gerontological Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
• Valerie Temple Lange, MFA, Programming and Community Outreach Coordinator, Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Photo credit: Lynn Dell, Ari Seth Cohen, photographer (Advancedstyle.blogspot.com)