In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Eleanor Mills. Eleanor is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Noon, which she created in 2021 in the UK as a resource for women at the mid-point – the Noon – of their lives. an online media platform and community for women at the mid-point – the noon – of their lives. As she argues, "Midlife is when those dreams we had when we were young but put aside to earn a living or raise a family can finally be revisited; it’s never too late to be what you wanted to be." In this episode she tells Avivah her thinking behind the concept, and what Noon offers. She has also coined the term Queenagers – the later life counterpart to teenagers – and is currently writing a book on the opportunities she sees for women at this stage of life.
Eleanor is an award-winning editor, writer and broadcaster. She worked for the Sunday Times for 23 years as Editorial Director, Editor of the Sunday Times Magazine, and as a columnist and interviewer (interrogating everyone from Mikhail Gorbachev to Sheryl Sandberg and Theresa May). As Chair of Women in Journalism (2014-21) she argued that the media must be a true mirror, not the distorting lens that happens if decision-makers are not diverse. She has been a trustee of the Society of Editors, and a board member of Reporters Sans Frontieres. Her previous publications include Cupcakes and Kalashnikovs: 100 Years of the Best Journalism by Women. She lives in London and has two daughters.
Some Useful Links:
Noon: https://www.noon.org.uk
Eleanor’s story about how Noon began: Click here.
Eleanor’s bio: Click here.
Eleanor’s Twitter: Click here.
Eleanor Mills: The Rise of Queenagers!