, ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁feel . ▁Among st ▁all ▁ages ▁of ▁actress es ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁look ▁youth ful ▁and ▁fitting ▁to ▁the ▁beauty ▁standards ▁by ▁alter ing ▁themselves ▁phys ically , ▁many ▁times ▁under ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁pl astic ▁sur ge ons . ▁Women ▁become ▁fright ful ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁wr ink les , ▁cell ul ite , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁sign ifier ▁of ▁ag ing . ▁As ▁women ▁reach ▁their ▁for ties ▁and ▁f ift ies , ▁the ▁pressure ▁to ▁ad here ▁to ▁soci etal ▁beauty ▁norm s ▁seen ▁amongst ▁films ▁and ▁media ▁intens ifies ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁new ▁cos met ic ▁procedures ▁and ▁products ▁that ▁will ▁maintain ▁a ▁" fore ver ▁youth ful " ▁look . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁sexual ity , ▁older ▁women ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁un att ract ive , ▁bitter , ▁unh appy , ▁un success ful ▁in ▁films . ▁ ▁With ▁older ▁women ▁not ▁being ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁film ▁indust ries , ▁specifically ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁thoughts ▁of ▁under ach iev ement , ▁u g lin ess , ▁and ▁dis g ust ▁crowd ▁the ▁thoughts ▁of ▁older ▁women ▁as ▁they ▁fail ▁to ▁meet ▁beauty ▁norm s . ▁ ▁This ▁can ▁cause ▁de pression , ▁anx iety , ▁and ▁self - este em ▁issues ▁in ▁general . ▁" In ▁one ▁survey , ▁women ▁reported ▁feeling ▁more ▁embar rass ed ▁about ▁their ▁age ▁than ▁by ▁their ▁m ast urb ation ▁practices ▁or ▁same - gender ▁sexual ▁enc