"The Yardstick Has Shifted": The Joys of Being Over 40

'Hollywood would still have us believe that women over 40 are past their prime. But we brought in two women who are themselves very strong evidence to the contrary. Both have contributed essays to a new collection by 15 different authors called On Being 40(ish). The Takeaway host Tanzina Vega spoke with Jill Kargman , an author and creator of the Bravo TV series Odd Mom Out which aired for three seasons starting in 2015, she’s in her mid-forties, and Sophfronia Scott , a writer in her mid-fifties.'