Women and Girls

December 21, 2022

What Not to Wear, on Your Face

Trinny Woodall, the wardrobe makeover expert, wants you to wear less makeup. “I have never met somebody who covers their whole face in foundation who needs […]
December 15, 2022

In the World of Wrestling, a Heavy Hitter Steps Into the Ring

“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. Where was the mud? The oil? The Jell-O? When Jeanie Buss attended her […]
December 14, 2022

Fluent in the Language of Style

For over three decades, Judith Thurman has captured the often ineffable pull of fashion and beauty like few others. Judith Thurman notices everything. Meticulous observation has […]
November 27, 2022

Beauty Over Brains: Japan’s Skin-Deep University Pageants

The contests reflect a culture that often judges women by their appearance and slots them into rigid, gender-defined roles. Yuki Iozumi was fretting about how her […]
October 29, 2022

Why Did It Take HBO So Long to Make Shows About Women?

An early top executive at the network believed that “the man of the house” paid for cable TV subscriptions. That mind-set affected HBO’s programming for decades. […]
September 7, 2022

The Women of ‘Wakanda Forever,’ the ‘Black Panther’ Sequel

When Marvel released the trailer for the sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” in July, it garnered 172 million views in its first 24 hours. That was […]
August 29, 2022

Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash

When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so […]
August 23, 2022

Meghan Markle Describes Son’s Brush With Danger in Debut Podcast Episode

The Duchess of Sussex was joined by Serena Williams for the premiere of “Archetypes,” which she said would deconstruct tropes that have been used against women. […]
August 9, 2022

The Rise of Knotless Braids

Hair can be fussy, uncooperative, moody. When it does not bend, curl or sit on command, it can be frustrating. Hair can be a handful, a […]
July 24, 2022

Pretty in Any Color: Women in Basketball Make the Style Rules

Angel Reese considers herself “a pink kind of girl.” Pink nails, pink hair tie, pink shoes, sometimes even “a little bit of pink in my lashes,” […]