This study reconsiders the “double standard of aging” hypothesis, which states that older women are judged as being less attractive than older men. … Females showed an equal amount of preference for youthful faces, independent of the targets sex and regardless of whether the target was a potential sexual partner.
Correspondingly, is there evidence of a double standard of aging?
Evidence for a double standard of aging was obtained. Although both men and women were perceived to diminish in attractiveness as they aged, the decline for women was greater. Moreover, ratings of women’s femininity decreased with increasing age, whereas evaluations of men’s masculinity were unaffected by age.