oun ters ." ▁Women ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁feel ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁continu ously ▁improve ▁upon ▁their ▁looks ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁younger ▁model ▁of ▁themselves . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁younger ▁actress es ▁are ▁better ▁than ▁older ▁actress es ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁prefer ences ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁watching ▁mov ies . ▁Movie ▁spect ators ▁display ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁older ▁women ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁A ▁study ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 6 - 1 9 9 9 ▁proved ▁that ▁older ▁men ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁had ▁more ▁leading ▁roles ▁than ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁them . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁cases ▁where ▁leading ▁actors ▁play ▁the ▁attract ive ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁longer ▁than ▁women . ▁This ▁port ray al ▁of ▁women ▁never ▁ag ing ▁but ▁men ▁ag ing ▁can ▁harm ▁not ▁only ▁actress es ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁but ▁also ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁media . ▁There ▁are ▁fewer ▁older ▁actress es ▁that ▁get ▁leading ▁roles ▁than ▁young ▁actress es , ▁this ▁prom otes ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁women ▁do ▁not ▁age ▁and ▁that ▁older ▁women ▁are ▁less ▁attract ive . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁harm ful ▁to ▁women ▁because ▁they ▁will ▁st rive ▁for ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁have , ▁et ernal ▁youth . ▁ ▁What ▁some ▁people ▁think ▁of ▁as ▁old ▁other ▁people ▁may ▁not . ▁An ▁actress ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁may ▁not ▁consider ▁herself ▁old ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁told ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁old ▁for ▁a ▁part . ▁A ▁very ▁well