I think people were just responding to the overall presentation, not necessarily weight per se. The women and the photographs are all amazing, beautiful, inspirational. This thread was never about diminishing them. They are really wonderful.

I just want to thank UrbanAchiever for making such clear and useful comments, in my opinion. I've read through this whole thread when I should be working - but mostly because UrbanAchiever has a concise way of identifying and addressing the problems without making them more complicated. I have to agree that this…

The phrase "tin ear" means that you have trouble listening to what other people are saying. In the end you made it all about you. Defensive, arrogant, and snobbish.

Oh, well, rest assured, it is never too late to take action. I got my second master's in a totally new field in my mid-forties, got an amazing job in that field (unfortunately due to luck and good connections - I would not have had much of a chance on the open market, I think), and am now entering a new career again.…

I've definitely felt like there was a wide demographic here, I've been in conversations with and have read a lot by women who are older. The thing is, I am in my early 30s but I already feel the invisibility and I have been looking for some older women for inspiration, to know that I can still make it in the world…

Yeah, I know. I mean, I think it's great if people are promoted for expressing their opinions, but I'm really bummed out and feeling pretty much like I've completely lost the thread of a conversation I thought we were all having together. I also note now, in retrospect, that there are almost never any articles written…

Yeah, you just don't know until you are there that many of the assumptions upon which you based your own identity turn out to be youth-based. It would be great if we could actually effect some kind of awareness and embrace across generations - I suspect that some of the limitations women face when networking (in…

Luna: The reason papaylily said what you wanted to say but in a better fashion is that she didn't get defensive and accusatory.

"Different perspectives"? You clearly have demonstrated limited life experiences to put yourself in another person's shoes... Do you have a tin ear dear?

What's news to me is the impression young women (or at least, a couple of the above commenters) have that older women have all kinds of power. Try getting hired as a woman over 40. Over 50? Too bad, sweetheart, shouldn't have had those kids and taken the time to try and raise them.

Hear! Hear! You said it better than I ever could.

I understand your perspective, and appreciate your response. Even though I am an old fart, I too am always looking for new inspiration of any age. Julie Zeilinger deeply impressed and delighted me when she started her teen feminist blog, which I found on my own a long time ago.

What the? Luna was STARRED for that comment? No one told me we passed into the fifth dimension.

Oh, word. You're totally my mouthpiece today. My carpal tunnel thanks you.

Yes, I really wanna say more, but I am hopeful Jezebel will address the concerns many have expressed here. I keep thinking how Jezebel is constantly reporting on the lack of diversity in Vanity Fair and elsewhere and I'd like to know how this happened.

"Society as a whole considers women increasingly invisible and worthless they older they get."

Thank you for confirming my point.

"And to be frank, as a late-twenty-something, I can't help but feel offended that women my age are worthless to you"

Luna - Urban has a point and your email to her is both condescending and blatantly untrue.

Thank you, Jezebel, for making it so abundantly clear that, while you are good at picking young gamechangers for the future, you don't seem to look to any older women (i.e. over 40, as someone said below) for wisdom or inspiration. For a site that gives Hilary an occasional nod, I'm both surprised and disappointed.…