Women and Girls

March 26, 2020

You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help.

What does it take to make Gwyneth Paltrow blush? Not much more, it turns out, than some explicit coaching on how to tone her pelvic floor. […]
March 11, 2020

Not a Size 2? Luxury Fashion Finally Wants You

Patrick Herning has a vision for the future of plus-size shopping. “Say you’re in Nordstrom with your straight-size friend,” he said, using the term for standard […]
March 10, 2020

Is This What Post-MeToo Looks Like?

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March 6, 2020

Lies, Spies and Double Agents: On the Trail of Peter Nygard in the Bahamas

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. At times, it seemed as if […]
March 5, 2020

Wish It Existed? Make It Yourself. She Did.

This article is part of our Women and Leadership special section, which focuses on approaches taken by women, minorities or other disadvantaged groups challenging traditional ways […]
March 3, 2020

How to Respond to Microaggressions

For many of us, microaggressions are so commonplace that it seems impossible to tackle them one at a time. Psychologists often compare them to death by […]
February 26, 2020

The Diet Industrial Complex Got Me, and It Will Never Let Me Go

I was a chubby little kid. I loved toast, butter, cookies, orange juice, ice cream and hamburgers, and I didn’t like moving around that much. I […]
February 13, 2020

Galentine’s Day Is Everywhere. Here’s Why.

On a mid-February afternoon, dozens of women, mostly in their 20s and 30s, ascended to a hotel rooftop in Manhattan, dressed for brunch in pink blazers, […]
January 28, 2020

Billie Eilish: Gen Z’s Outrageous Fashion Role Model

Mila Docheva faced down the camera, her contours camouflaged by an outsize hoodie raucously inscribed with neon graffiti. Her turnout, which she posted on Instagram, was […]
January 9, 2020

I’ll Share My Salary if You Share Yours

It was a few years into my career that I first talked to anyone about my salary, and then I couldn’t shut up about it. I […]