From fat cells that stretch like spandex to more flexible muscles, scientists are finding that women’s bodies are just as ...

Social media could be sparking the change for women, expert says. When the saying, “strong is the new skinny” exploded on social media, it seemed like a positive step forward for female body image.

In “The Second Sex” (1949), Simone de Beauvoir examined the social situation of women, arguing that in Western culture men are treated as Subjects whereas women are relegated to Others. Cat Bohannon’s ...

Fleshman is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, having won five NCAA championships at Stanford and two national championships as a professional. She is author of the New ...

In the 1600s, William Shakespeare wrote, “Beauty is judged by the eyes,” highlighting the subjective nature of the concept. But in a globalized world, does this perception vary from country to country ...

Beauty can come in many different forms. What one person finds attractive or beautiful in another is entirely subjective, but how does one country or culture's perception of beauty differ from another ...

Claire Simon's eye-opening film observes in uncompromising detail the interactions between female patients of all ages and the medical professionals in a French hospital. Simon’s diagnosis happens ...