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Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.
I feel like women are asked their age more than men.
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
Women become invisible as they age; men become impotent.
Where I live, the majority of men are married to women their own age.
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
We're really taught to be followers from a very young age - men lead and women follow.
I think the women's game is a bit different to the men's. They mature at a much younger age in the women's game.
Women are really beautiful in their forties, and men seem to come of age around the period of their second wife.
Up until age 40, most men are just not as mature as women. So, it makes sense that a lot of women date up in age a bit.
Women have more energy, for a greater number of years, than men. Men, as they age, become either more wise or more stupid.
The character of Samantha Jones proved that women over the age of 40 could be magnificently sexy and attractive to men of all ages.
I grew up in an age where women's tennis did not have similar prizes to men, and they played in complete obscurity, really, compared to the men's game.
Though women begin their lives more fulfilled than men, as they age, they gradually become less happy. Men, in contrast, get happier as they get older.
There is no longer a doubt that women are just as competent as men. Gender differences are guided by nurture, as society treats boys and girls differently from an early age.
I mention my age because I find people in this country - women, not men, of course - women are so troubled by their age. There's a culture of youth, and it's a phony culture.
For any female actor, the age between 35 to 45 is treacherous. Filmmakers tell me, I am at that awkward age. No parts are written for women in this age bracket, while men at that age flourish and have great careers.
We need to evolve a uniform law which does not leave room for any confusion and states that the minimum marriageable age for women is 18 years and that for men is 21 years. But the demand for this should come from within the community.
Our daughters were coming of age during a rising consciousness about gender equality. Throughout their school years - from kindergarten through graduate school, 1972 to 1992 - women were starting to take their places in areas traditionally reserved mostly for men.
There haven't been that many players, both men and women, from South Africa breaking through on the pro level. It's not easy because you have to really start playing tennis at a young age and be exposed to the right competitions and other players from around the world.
The one thing I would say is, I do think women are evaluated differently than men. How we look, what is our age? Do you see a ton of 55-year-old women in sports television? No. But there are men in their 60s and 70s across many networks who are still in sports television.
From a very young age, boys are taught that real men get into fights, say demeaning things about girls and women, show extraordinary athletic prowess, avoid looking studious, don't do anything to display supposed emotional 'weakness' and prioritise competition over cooperation.
Pirates almost never sailed with women. Just four or five are known to have worked as pirates during the Golden Age. Two of them - Mary Read and Anne Bonny - became famous, dressing as men and fighting alongside one of the most celebrated of all pirate captains, 'Calico' Jack Rackham.