Women and Girls

April 9, 2022

Ayodele Casel Is on Tap for ‘Funny Girl’

When chorus auditions began last December for the buzzy revival of “Funny Girl” on Broadway, many hopefuls struggled with the tap dance combination. Some, recalled a […]
April 7, 2022

The Politics of Rihanna’s Pregnancy Style

When the right to control your own body and the right to dress how you like intersect. Ever since she announced her pregnancy in late January […]
March 24, 2022

5 Women at the Heart of the Jewelry World

“I tell women they’ve got to have thick skin in order to exist in some worlds,” one of them said. It may seem logical that an […]
March 24, 2022

What’s Your Kibbe Type?

David Kibbe, an image consultant who got his start in the 1980s, has watched his body-typing system take off with a new, digitally native audience. David […]
March 22, 2022

How Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens Navigate Pop

As she was preparing to release “Crash,” the glossiest album of her career as a solo pop artist, Charli XCX was in the doldrums. In December, […]
March 11, 2022

How Do I Get My Sex Drive Back?

Q: Are there any proven treatments for low libido in women? “Proven” is a strong word — and one that makes scientists squeamish. But it is […]
March 8, 2022

From Dubai to Warsaw, Women Are Forming Their Own Watch Clubs

“When I looked at watch clubs, it was men, men, men, men, men. And cigars.” In late 2019, Irina Ciobanu, the marketing manager for Elie Saab […]
March 4, 2022

Becoming a Woman Without Her

In my mother’s absence, I’m learning how to construct a sense of self — and femininity — from fragments, friends, music and memories. My mother told […]
February 11, 2022

Love Isn’t a Zero-Sum Game

I thought the open relationship was the problem. But it was me. I’ve always been wary of sports, competition and falling in love. So growing up, […]
February 11, 2022

Beyond Cool, She Was Fly. Her Confidence Gave Me Wings.

I had no example of love, not for girls that looked like me. Until my cousin Tiffany. I’ve spent my whole life looking for similarities between […]