I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.Wednesday
Nov202013
Women as Competitors
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 12:03PM
Seems we can't blame the media for making women seek super-svelte bodies. Recent scientific studies paint a painful picture of aggressiveness by women towards 'rivals.' In his article, "A Cold War Fought by Women", John Tierney cites experiments that point towards 'mean girl' behavior by college women. Women compare themselves to rivals, and are particularly likely to bully someone who looks likely to win a game of sexual competition. Very retro notion, but one theory is that in our modern society women are casting a wide marriage net - hence, more rivals! Check it out in the NYT: 11/19/2013, Page D2.
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