What Boomer Women Want: The Official List

From a contest held by National Association of Baby Boomer Women

A message from NABBW founder Dotsie Bregel:

My most empowering day of 2007 was the day I set aside time to judge the NABBW sponsored Top Ten Things Boomer Women Want in 2007 contest. We are an inspiring generation of women who have lived, loved and learned much. Now we want to share it for the good of others. The list is a compilation gathered from the ten themes mentioned in most submissions. Those themes, listed in no specific order are:

1. Love. We want the people of the world to love each other and to love God. We desire to make a difference.
2. Peace and safety. We want our children and grandchildren to be safe from predators, guns, environmental disasters, and war.
   
3. A world where truth is our highest value, especially from our leaders.
   
4. Financial security.
   
5. To travel for adventure, rest, and to visit family and friends.
   
6. Assurance that our government sponsored retirement benefits and Medicare will be there when we need them.
   
7. Affordable, quality healthcare, including prescription drugs, for our parents, families, and our present and future selves.
   
8. To participate in our healthfulness and well-being. We want doctors to listen to our concerns and work proactively with us to keep our bodies healthy and fit.
   
9. A realistic portrayal of our generation in commercials, catalogs, and media print. We want a more positive depiction of boomer women in movie, books and TV.
   
10. The fashion world to recognize we still like to feel and look pretty.