Prime time: why the idea that women have a few ‘best years’ is a lie

the myth of women being in their 'prime'

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Prime time: why the idea that women have a few ‘best years’ is a lie

By Katy Harrington

Updated 2 years ago

10 min read

Where did the concept that a woman has a few, fleeting ‘best’ years, then it’s all downhill come from? And why do we so readily believe it? 


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