particularly focusing on themes of beauty standards and the representation of women. Each story in the collection is named after a medieval torture device, serving as a metaphor for the emotional ...

A study recruited Black and Latina women and asked them to log all the beauty products they use in a week. Here's what the ...

Instagram has become one of the most influential platforms in shaping how women present themselves and view others. From ...

Researchers have questioned whether African American women's frequent use of chemical hair straighteners ... compel Black ...

A group of American tourists allegedly attacked a Thai transgender woman after her umbrella touched them. The gang of prickly holidaymakers descended on Theeraporn Aunsorn, 22, when she ...

So as U.S. policymakers try to gin up another baby boom, they should ask themselves: Are the conditions right for women to want to have more kids? The decision to have them is as much an act of ...

Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh didn’t mince words in a new interview with Who What Wear when asked about unfair expectations on actors who are expected to be model-perfect on the red carpet ...

Thankfully, beauty standards for models are no longer what they used to be. Perfect symmetry, perfect height, perfect weight–all these traditional beauty standards have been challenged in recent years ...

Now a stricter standard is reasserting itself. Last fall, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons announced the “ballet body ...

To many people’s surprise, she did [her beauty] all herself – her own hair, makeup and nails. She was very independent and impatient. This is something I have inherited, as a person who has a ...

This week, the U.S. Army announced its plans for an updated fitness test that requires men and women in combat positions to meet the same physical standards ... s degree from American University ...