Body image issues of women over 50 / Joan C. Chrisler -- Women and sex at midlife : desire, dysfunction, and diversity / Maureen C. McHugh -- Living longer, healthier lives / Susan D. Lonborg and Cheryl B. Travis -- On the move : exercise, leisure activities, and midlife women / Ruth L. Hall -- The well-being and quality of life of women over 50 : a gendered-age perspective / Varda Muhlbauer -- Enjoying the returns : women's friendships after 50 / Suzanna M. Rose -- Contemporary midlife grandparenthood / Liat Kulik -- Women over 50 : caregiving issues / Rosalie J. Ackerman and Martha E. Banks -- Work and retirement : challenges and opportunities for women over 50 / Judith A. Sugar -- Empowerment : a prime time for women over 50 / Florence L. Denmark and Maria D. Klara.