These women come from many different walks of life — teachers, accountants, doctors, chefs, musicians, and athletes. Yet they all have one thing very much in common. As their lives advanced past age 60, they did not retire to reminisce about their glory days. Their most glorious achievements may be yet to come. By refusing to accept the limitations that society puts on women of a certain age, these movers and shakers have embraced their age and challenged the status quo, and they continue to inspire women around the world, proving that your passion for life and ability to contribute to society don't end when you turn

Still, certain broad patterns are true of women and men regardless of the religion they affiliate with. On average, women are younger than their husbands or male cohabiting partners across each of the six religious groups evaluated in the study — and in each of the countries and territories analyzed. Women also are more likely than men to age alone and to live in single-parent households. Muslims have the widest spousal age gap 6. Large age gaps are especially common in sub-Saharan Africa, including in Gambia

Census data since show remarkable changes across the decades for the average year-old woman. She is more likely to be educated and to work, and although her earnings still lag behind her male peers, they are closer than they once were. She is less likely to be married.