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These experiences reflect a broader cultural phenomenon: while leading men are permitted to age gracefully, gaining gravitas and more interesting roles with each passing decade, their female counterparts often find themselves wrapped in cardigans and stowed at the back as someone's mother or grandmother—if they are lucky enough to be cast at all. When older women do appear on screen, a 2025 survey noted, they are often portrayed as "passive, pitiful, mocked for behaviour not befitting their age, and often dispensable to the main plot".