: Discuss findings from the Geena Davis Institute showing that older women are 4x more likely than men to be portrayed as senile or physically unattractive.

: Explore how romantic comedies often limit older women to "Golden Ager" or "Shrew" stereotypes, lacking racial and sexual diversity. III. The "Silver Tsunami": A Shift in Power Beyond the Stereotypes: The Reality of Aging Women in Films

: Beyond the "Sunset": Reimagining Mature Womanhood in Modern Entertainment I. Introduction

: Introduce the criteria that only one in four films pass: featuring a woman 50+ who is essential to the plot and not a stereotype.