Many women wonder "why do women get tattoos" as they think about getting their first ink. Studies show that 23% of American ...

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The notion of beauty has always been in flux, shaped by culture and time. Historical attitudes toward body hair reveal a tapestry of changing perceptions. Ancient societies like Egypt and Greece saw ...

The #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse of women went viral in 2017. Soon after, women had what I’d call an #AnatomyToo moment, when a toxic anatomical label was erased from women’s genitals.

As an intimate, multisensory exhibition, Vasudhaa Narayanan’s Spoiled Fruit lays bare the complicated relationship between ...

Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...

Exposure to body-positive imagery and humorous content parodying negative body stereotypes on social media inspires women to take action against unrealistic beauty standards, according to a new study ...

This is the first post in a series. Quite often, body image is discussed as if it were an issue that resides in and belongs only to the individual person. And because it is often seen as a personal ...