Women and Girls

December 13, 2017

‘Where Out-of-Town Girls Could Come Feel Safe in New York’

At a recent event for the very active alumnae of Finch College, the genteel Upper East Side women’s school that dramatically closed its doors in 1975, […]
November 30, 2017

On the Runway: In India, Ivanka Trump Tried on Some Fashion Diplomacy. Was it a Good Look?

Advertisement Where is the line between culturally appropriate dress and cultural appropriation? It was hard to look at Ivanka Trump’s wardrobe during her India trip this […]
November 27, 2017

Pinups in the Post-Weinstein World

This is a big week for women in their underwear. On Tuesday, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, a.k.a. “the world’s biggest fashion event,” airs on TV […]
November 24, 2017

Up Next: Kiran Gandhi, Former M.I.A. Drummer, Releases Feminist Music Project

Advertisement Name: Kiran Gandhi Age: 28 Hometown: Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan Now Lives: In a 800-square-foot loft in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles, […]
November 23, 2017

A Modeling Rite of Passage, Unmasked

Advertisement LONDON — On a sidewalk slicked with rain, a young woman in an Audrey Hepburn T-shirt stands awkwardly beneath an umbrella. Against the same drab […]
November 22, 2017

The Culture Is Changing, With Feminist Cheese

Last year Erin Bligh, the proprietor of Dancing Goats Dairy in Newbury, Mass., planned to introduce a new cheese — hard, with spicy peppers — called […]
November 21, 2017

The Sweet Spot: When the Cable Guy’s a Gal, Some People’s Wires Get Crossed

Advertisement The “Dear Sugars” podcast is an advice program hosted by Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed. The audio contains more letters; submissions are welcome at dearsugars@nytimes.com. […]
November 14, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Maxine Waters, Gigi Hadid and Samantha Bee at Glamour Awards

Advertisement Anyone searching for female power would have found a flood of it at Glamour’s three-hour-long Women of the Year Awards, held on Monday night at […]
November 13, 2017

The Wing, a Chic Women’s Club, Is Going Wide

Advertisement From the doorstep of 52 Mercer Street in SoHo on a recent Thursday night, a line of women mostly in their 20s and 30s, exuding […]
November 2, 2017

Browsing: These Women Want to Dress You for the Office

Advertisement Despite all that has changed about women’s roles in the workplace, what hasn’t really changed is their wardrobe. Too many retailers still cater to a […]