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title: Mindy Fried
date: 2023-12-04T17:32:00-05:00
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[Who We Are](/who-we-are)# Mindy Fried

Content Expert Chair  
 Content Expert, Chair, [Growing Older](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/growing-older)

![Headshot of Mindy Fried](data:image/png;base64,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)

Mindy Fried (she/her), MSW, PhD, is an applied sociologist with over 25 years of experience conducting rigorous qualitative research studies. As co-principal of [Arbor Consulting Partners](http://www.arborcp.com/), Mindy works collaboratively with nonprofit organizations and foundations to help them build their capacity and strengthen their programs and policies. Her areas of focus include aging/growing older, workplace policies, arts, and grassroots organizing.

Her published books include "[Caring for Red: A Daughter’s Memoir](https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/57/2/385/3069152?login=true)" (2016) and "[Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture](http://tupress.temple.edu/book/3550)" (1998). Mindy is the creator and co-producer of [The Shape of Care](http://theshapeofcare.org/), a podcast about caregiving, and has now launched on a podcast about growing older called [Next Chapters](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/next-chapters) with OBOS. She is also the executive director of Hoopla Productions.

Mindy earned her masters and doctoral degrees from Brandeis University; and a masters in social work from Syracuse University, with a focus on social policy planning. Mindy has taught sociology courses on aging, sex/gender, feminist theory and more at MIT, Tufts, Brandeis University and Boston University.

> *We are living in politically dangerous times, where many of the policies we have taken for granted, like Social Security and Medicare, are increasingly under attack. It’s within this context that I am honored to work with Our Bodies Ourselves Today – and specifically with a brilliant panel of growing older content experts – to provide the best information and resources on a range of critical issues, including ageism, sexuality, bodies, work and retirement, aging for BIPOC women and for LGBTQ folx.*

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** 

- We rigorously evaluate all content
- We embrace a reproductive justice framework
- We don’t accept ads or sell products
- We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry
- We counter misinformation and disinformation
- We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality

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