Hillary Clinton was interviewed in Sunday's New York Times. The subject of this article was "A New Gender Agenda". Hillary believes the transformation of women's issues is the last impediment to universal progress. I couldn't agree more.

The reporter, Mark Lander told Hillary, "I’ve been at more than a few women’s events with you where the men in the audience drift off to their BlackBerrys or into a snooze after a few minutes. How do you change the mind-set, that tends to view women’s issues as a pink ghetto?

 Hillary replied, "By making the arguments that so-called women’s issues are stability issues, security issues, equity issues. How we take hard power and soft power and use it to advance not just American ends but, in advancing global progress.

Are women, especially women over 40, still the target of the old double standard? You bet we are. But, the sad fact of the matter is the majority of women don't seem to care. Public figures seem more outraged at being called a "cougar" than using their voice to talk about the real issues we all face.

 There is much more on our minds than the latest trend, facial filler or ridiculous label. Let's get REAL!

So come on Candace Bushnell and Michelle Pfeiffer - stop whining about being a strong, sexy independent woman over 40 and use your public voice for something useful.

 God only knows women have more serious issues that need to be resolved.