Never before have older people felt so young, never before have they been so active and looked so good. On the other hand, bestselling author Patricia Clough rightly notes: "Years ago, we women stood up and resisted a world that deemed us inferior solely because of our gender. Today, we are faced with a society that denies us value because we are old." "The Joy of Being an Older Woman" tells the stories of women who refuse to settle for spending their twilight years in a rocking chair by the fireplace. It is about women who have managed to break free from the common prejudices of aging to embark on a completely new chapter in life, providing impressive life designs for their later years.