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This shows two 4th graders, dressed up as old men, judging the younger 3rd graders for having a newer way to open go-gurt by remarking that they have it "so easy" . They also remark that they had to work harder for things that are easy now. This enforces the stereotype that old people are grumpy and that they often make remarks that they worked harder in their life.

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Go-GURT® "Sense of Accomplishment" with Tim & Charlie

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Gillian Tett writes about the shifting presence of older women in both news, talkshow host positions, and political positions. Many talk shows would fire or not hire women who were over 50, in favor of a younger looking partner. Tett list a few of the women who are changing this and redefining aging women in the media.

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Andrea Mitchell has been a luminary of lunchtime television in America for a decade, hosting a popular MSNBC news show. No wonder: She is smart, with expertise in foreign and domestic policy, and has an attractive, warm demeanor.

She is also, at 72 years old, well past the age that many Europeans - and, to a lesser extent, Americans - would have retired.

She is not alone. Lesley Stahl is a star of U.S. television journalism at 77. Judy Woodruff is anchor of PBS NewsHour at 72; Oprah Winfrey is a media entrepreneur at 65; Gayle King, breakfast show host, is 64, while Christiane Amanpour, another host, is 61. Maria Bartiromo and Mika Brzezinski are a more youthful 51.

The presence of these older female faces in the U.S. public sphere is both striking and thrilling - at least for a 51-year-old woman, like me, who grew up in England.

Yes, in recent months there has been a buzz about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old congresswoman from New York who is shaking up left-wing politics. But it is actually House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who dominates Democratic policymaking - and the television screens - at 78. Her fellow Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, wields huge influence at 85. Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand are campaigning to become the next Democratic presidential candidates, at the ages of 58, 54 and 52, respectively.

Beyond politics, Janet Yellen, former Federal Reserve Chair, is a prominent face on television screens at 72.

On one level, this should not be surprising. Women make up half the population and have a life expectancy of 81, compared with 76 for men, and America's elite circles - not just television screens - are brimming with men in their 60s, 70s and 80s, including the president, who is 72.

But on another level, the presence of these older female faces in the U.S. public sphere is both striking and thrilling - at least it is for a 51-year-old woman, like me, who grew up in England. In my childhood, I saw only two middle-aged female faces regularly on television who commanded influence and power: Margaret Thatcher, the late prime minister, and Queen Elizabeth II. The other women on TV - or in the public eye generally - were mostly youthful newscasters or actresses.

To some extent, that remains the case in British media. Yes, there are now plenty of middle-aged women in the public sphere: in politics, just think of Prime Minister Theresa May, or Amber Rudd, a senior minister. But while older women have become stars with lifestyle shows, such as the cook Mary Berry, it is older men who host news shows. Emily Maitlis, host of BBC's Newsnight, is an exception - but at just 48, she is a mere kid compared with Mitchell or King.

Why? A cynic might argue that the longevity of women on U.S. television partly reflects improvements in plastic surgery and other cosmetic enhancements. Older women in the public eye in America tend to look fabulously youthful. Almost none of them have gray hair, one exception in Washington being Frenchwoman Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, who sports stylish gray hair and wrinkles.

Another aspect that might explain the transatlantic difference is that while the U.K. elite considers it normal to retire in their early 60s, this is not the case among its U.S. counterparts. On the contrary, in keeping with America's spirit of reinvention, it is now normal in Washington and New York for middle-aged people to relaunch themselves repeatedly in different career realms.

Appearing on television at 72, in other words, reflects a wider zeitgeist.

A third factor perpetuates this: demonstration effect. TV executives used to blame the lack of older women on their screens on audience taste: they would, it was said, be less popular than younger female presenters and not command the same credibility as men. There was probably some truth to that: precisely because older women were so invisible, audiences found it jarring to see them on screen.

But American television has shown that what seems odd in one generation can quickly become normal in another: These days the older women are not just accepted by audiences, but they are very popular too. That creates a self-reinforcing dynamic: Every time a girl switches on the television, she can see visual inspiration on the screen and a message that it is entirely normal for a woman to have a voice - at any age. The subliminal message this sends, in terms of raising female ambition, is huge.

This in itself will not change the world, let alone rectify all the other gender problems. And, yes, there is still much further to go: True equality on screen would entail having plenty of women who are not obliged to look glamorous at any age - some channels still feature a preponderance of youthful blondes. But the fact that Mitchell, King or Bartiromo are still appearing on American screens represents progress. We should cheer it - whatever our age.
The writer is U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times.

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Older Women Are Having a Moment on American TV | OZY

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Andrea Mitchell has been a luminary of lunchtime television in America for a decade, hosting a popular MSNBC news show. No wonder: She is smart, with expertise in foreign and domestic policy, and has an attractive, warm demeanor.

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This Snickers commercial depicts one of their friends to be a grumpy older gentleman. As he makes more remarks out of annoyance, after eating a snickers he is depicted as his normal, younger self. The commercial shows elderly man stereotypes of being grumpy, while scolding the other people present.

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Snickers 'You're Not You When You're Hungry' TVC - AdNews

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An older man is shown exploring the world with his chair after a routine of feeding ducks. The chair reflects the older man's drive to explore and learn more, a positive representation of aging. It may also depict signs of depression and loneliness because he does not interact with the people around him when he is sitting at a park bench. While his adventures do seem exciting, it comments on how ones life can be unfulfilling if you are old, and have a routine, while that is not true for many. He leaves his cane at one point of his travels, which may be unrealistic for people with permanent medical issues pertaining to walking.

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This depicts the relationship a grandparent may have with their grandchild one day. The grandson is shown visiting and cleaning and cooking, basically taking care of his grandfather. While he is trying to show his grandfather a the echo, he is skeptical of its use. The grandfather then begins to use it with ease. It is a positive sign of aging because it is promoting more learning which promotes an active and healthy mind.