If society didn’t have double standards, it would have no standards.
In our society, men are allowed to age. In fact, they’re often called “distinguished” or “mature” for it. But women? They’re expected to stay frozen in time.
This isn’t new. From film sets to boardrooms, from stadiums to family functions, women have been age-shamed, youth-pressured, and wrinkle-policed for decades. Skincare ads sell “anti-ageing” like a cure. Film roles dry up after 40—unless you’re a man. And somehow, the natural process of growing older becomes something a woman must hide.
But age is not a flaw. It’s not an insult. It’s a sign of life lived, battles fought, strength earned.
So here’s the reminder:
Let women grow. Let them age. Let them be.
Because the problem was never how women age—
It’s how the world refuses to accept it.
