Health & Sexuality InfoagingExplore aging content Filters Filter aging Content Filter by topic Ableism Activism Ageism Anxiety Artistic Expression Asian American Bipoc (Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color) Black / African American Bodily Autonomy Body Positivity Cardiovascular Risk Caregiving Clitoris Community Covid-19 Culture Dating Death And Dying Depression Disability Discrimination Economic Inequalities Estrogen Families Feminism Friendship Gender Expansive Gender Fluidity Genderqueer Growing Older Health Disparities Healthy Habits Heart Disease Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart Health High Blood Pressure Housing Immigrants Introductions Latine Lesbian Lgbtqia+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, And Asexual) Lubricant Menopause & Perimenopause Native Peoples Non-Binary Nutrition Our Bodies Ourselves History Perimenopause Postpartum Poverty Pregnancy Public Policy Queer Racism Relationships Retirement Safer Sex Self-Advocacy Sex Education Sexism Sexual Activity Sexual Anatomies & Sexual Health Sexual Arousal Sexual Desire Sexualities, Gender, And Relationships Social Isolation Social Justice Solo Sex Stories & Conversations Stress Support Surgery Trans Trauma Vagina Vulva Women's Health History Filter by theme Bipoc Aging Bodies Growing Older Care & Aging Class, Inequality & Aging Confronting Ageism Diverse Lived Experiences Of Perimenopause & Menopause Housing While Growing Older Lgbtqia+ Aging Lgbtqia+ Heart Health Managing Retirement Sexuality & Aging Signs & Symptoms Of Perimenopause & Menopause Vulvovaginal & Urinary Problems Show 62 Results Clear All Where We StandReadWomen and Ageism Women and gender-expansive people are especially subject to ageism in social institutions like the healthcare system and the workplace. Women and gender-expansive people are especially subject to ageism in social institutions like the healthcare system and the workplace. ResourcesReadGrowing Older: Get Involved Find groups and organizations that are fighting back against ageism and working to support dignity and equality for old and aging people. Find groups and organizations that are fighting back against ageism and working to support dignity and equality for old and aging people. ResourcesReadHow to Choose Lubricants and Vaginal Moisturizers for Pleasure and Safety Women vary in how much lubrication they naturally produce. Using a lubricant or vaginal moisturizer can make sex more enjoyable. Women vary in how much lubrication they naturally produce. Using a lubricant or vaginal moisturizer can make sex more enjoyable. ResourcesReadStress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is the involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is the involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion. ResourcesReadCare Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color. This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color. ResourcesReadAgeism Ignores and Insults the Competence of Adults This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence. This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence. ResourcesReadIsolation: A Covert Foe An overview of the health impacts of social isolation on older adults. An overview of the health impacts of social isolation on older adults. ResourcesReadTools to Overcome Social Isolation A plethora of resources to help us understand, and overcome, social isolation. Includes an assessment tool and an interactive map. A plethora of resources to help us understand, and overcome, social isolation. Includes an assessment tool and an interactive map. ResourcesReadHealth Risks of Loneliness and Social Isolation Loneliness and social isolation affect a significant number of older people in the United States. Loneliness and social isolation affect a significant number of older people in the United States. ResourcesReadShifting the Narrative Around Menopause Omisade Burney-Scott, the founder of Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause, argues for a shift in the narrative and culture around aging and menopause. Omisade Burney-Scott, the founder of Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause, argues for a shift in the narrative and culture around aging and menopause. ResourcesReadRacial Disparities in Economic Security Structural racism and sexism impact access to healthcare, food, housing, education, and employment, which can result in economic insecurity. Structural racism and sexism impact access to healthcare, food, housing, education, and employment, which can result in economic insecurity. ResourcesReadHousing for Older People This article discusses how housing inequities and discrimination disproportionately harm older women, disabled, poor, and BIPOC people. This article discusses how housing inequities and discrimination disproportionately harm older women, disabled, poor, and BIPOC people. 1 2 3 4 5 6