Hey y’all,
Today’s podcast is about how the tides are turning for women over 30 in pop music and beyond.
It’s easier than ever for women to thrive as they age (despite the aesthetic pressures), and we’re seeing it everywhere: from pop stars like Tinashe, Victoria Monét, and Charli XCX breaking through in their 30s, to the glow of confidence and control many of us feel as we settle into ourselves.
But as older women are claiming our space, I can’t help but think about how much more complicated life has gotten for young women. Social media, the pandemic, and global political catastrophes have turned adolescence into an overwhelming, hyperconnected mess where self-efficacy, body image, and mental health are constantly under siege.
Watching how this plays out for Gen Z and Gen Alpha makes me even more grateful I came of age before we all consented to have our brains melted by the technofeudalists.
These two threads—women embracing the power of age and young women struggling under the weight of modern pressures—are tied to deeper cultural shifts. Feminism’s work isn’t done until we can age without fear of losing our value or visibility, and we have to reckon with how the pitfalls of modernity have reshaped what it means to grow up as a girl.
There’s so much to unpack here. Catch the podcast for the full conversation, and let me know how you’re feeling about this shift. Are we finally seeing progress, or is it just a new flavor of the same old story?
Talk soon,
Kim
P.S. Let’s let Regina Hall sing us out.
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