Woman of a Certain Rage

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This is the example that William Safire cites in his article that Josh61 mentions in a comment above. An even clearer example of the same usage appears in Joseph Palmer, A Fortnight's Ramble to the Lakes in Westmoreland, Lancashire, and Cumberland (1792): I had to start over at my age from a blank slate. I started to question myself about what I really wanted in life. I realized life is too short, one never knows what the future will bring. In the nineties Liz was a broadcaster and executive producer with ABC Radio in Perth and later an advisor to a minister in the Western Australian State Government; she now lectures in Professional and Creative Writing at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, and has PhD in writing with a focus on feminist popular fiction. Urban Dictionary has a far more specific term: "Ironically polite term for a woman who does not want her actual age known, e.g. one who is close to or just over the menopause." Oh, so it's the menopause! How do you work out when a woman hits that rather private lady-lacuna? The Urban Dictionary gives more clues as how to spot one of these indeterminate creatures. "Things which define women of a certain age are," they explain, "exceptionally gaudy clothing, homeopathy and aromatherapy, sensible haircuts, books on feminism, affairs with paper boys, and coffee mornings." Oh. So you might be hormonally variable, but you will be well-groomed, well-scented, well-read, rebellious, calm, colourfully clad and sexually sated. Things are starting to look up! Like other anthologies, some contributions spoke to me more than others. Reneé Pettitt-Schipp’s description of a young asylum seeker’s hope brought tears to my eyes. Goldie Goldbloom’s recollections of Max made me wish I knew him personally. Carly Findlay’s words hurt, as I imagined each scenario she described, but they also left me with hope because there are women like Carly who speak truth into the lives of others.

They were trying a Red Wall strategy in Australia,” says Elizabeth Ames, a former Australian diplomat at Atalanta, a London communications agency that works on female political campaigns. She thinks Boris Johnson’s UK government risks the same fate as Morrison if it ranks blue-collar men above professional women. When I first read the synopsis for this book, I was hungry for it. What a concept; a collection of essays from a group of women, diverse in their religion, race, beliefs, age and identities, who explore their relationship with rage, how it can paralyse, how it can erupt and how it can be channelled into something productive and enact change. It’s no surprise this book made me angry. It is endless in its breadth of themes; immigration, Australian politics, climate change, systemic racism, disability, feminism. There has been some controversy around the fact that a Trans perspective was not included, to which I agree, I would have loved to have seen that representation particularly on a subject that would no doubt hit close to home for such a marginalised community. Rage is a powerful emotion, and it hadn’t occurred to me to pay attention to how it feeds my behaviours, my ambition, until now. How to Fail with Elizabeth Day https://open.spotify.com/show/4m7U7kNne0iu35HK571Ui8?si=44e04f5ca6374d05 I’ve not read many books of women at this time in life and dealing with challenges of menopause so definitely eye opening and engaging. But I’m guessing that this book was aimed mainly at women of a certain age and will mainly be read by them.

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Life can be full and vibrant again – together, we will form a group that will empower you to live life to the fullest no matter your age. But after struggling to raise media interest, she was ready to give up. Friends urged her to keep going, which was just as well. Last month, her campaign suddenly took off — on television, radio and in newspapers. In a pandemic that forced thousands of women out of paid jobs and into unpaid caring work, Morrison’s government also axed Covid wage subsidies for childcare workers as it offered help to a construction sector dominated by men. On the campaign trail, Morrison repeatedly appeared in hi-vis trade worker vests.

Some of these stories are so raw they put a lump in your throat, many are hard to read as you confront both your own rage and your errors in dealing with others, all are both valid and powerful. The hot flushes, loss of libido, wildly swinging moods and brain fog are playing havoc with Eliza's relationship with her husband of twenty-something years Paddy; her children almost entirely view her as irrelevant; and to top it all her beloved dog Arty - the only one who seemed adept at reading Eliza's feelings and offering gentle support when needed - has just died. However, masculine and unisex versions are not all that unusual. In fact, the earliest example we’ve found refers to “men of a certain age.” We specialise in supporting employers in embracing and normalising all life stages, from menstruation to menopause. We provide training for Menopause Coaches and Menopause Champions, empowering them to create supportive environments.