When “Girls” premiered, there was no other character like Hannah Horvath on TV. Created by multi-hyphenate Lena Dunham, only 26 at the time, Hannah was shamelessly self-absorbed, but also charming and ...

In 1969, Vivian Gornick was assigned by the Village Voice to write about the “women’s libbers” gathering in downtown Manhattan. Gornick set out never having heard of women’s liberation. She returned ...

In “Girl on Girl,” Sophie Gilbert makes a searing case that trends from the 1990s and 2000s, online and off, damaged young women in deep, dark ways. By Maya Salam When you purchase an independently ...

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Girls Like Girls, a film that will mark the feature directing and screenwriting debut of pop star, actress, and novelist Hayley Kiyoko. Based ...

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

In a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa’s Malibu Stacy doll responds to questions with, “Don’t ask me, I’m just a girl!” In frustration, Lisa tells her parents, “I can’t believe you’re going to ...

Girlhood, in all its pain, wonder, and perplexity, is a complicated business to accurately capture on screen. It's so confusing sometimes. Relationships between mothers and daughters during ...

The phrase is often accompanied on TikTok by the 1995 single by rock band No Doubt titled "Just a Girl" which lashes out at a culture that treats women as fragile and incapable. Over the last few ...

Teenage girls are typically the least powerful and most underestimated group within Western cultures – where adults are seen as superior to children, and men are privileged above women. Girls can also ...

Demetra Dias is looking for the perfect Fourth of July outfit. It’s a Thursday in June, and she’s standing in the room she’s turned into a walk-in closet, surveying her vast collection of baggy jeans, ...

The company that created Hello Kitty unveiled a revelation during the iconic character's 50th anniversary, subsequently leaving some fans confused and in denial. Hello Kitty was created in 1974 by ...