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You're considered young when you're 25, yet statistically 1/3 of your life is over.
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I consider people 'young' according to my age relative to theirs, so the age I consider 'young' has risen over the years. >

I think women have it the worst in this regard. the value associated with at least appearing as a young woman generates billions of cosmetic dollars every year. 
that alone means there's billions of dollars working to keep the culture this way. if we start thinking of women getting better as they age like we do with men, that's a lot of lost revenue. >

Take care of your appearance and this doesn't happen until you are 60-ish.