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Confessions Of A Flight Attendant

In-depth features on stories from around the globe on issues affecting women everywhere.

Stranger Things Star Natalia Dyer On The Upside-Down Of Fame

Working & Struggling To Make Ends Meet? You Are Not Alone

Here's What Each Of The Tories Running For PM Thinks About Abortion & Why...

The Makeup Industry’s Darkest Secret Is Hiding In Your Makeup Bag

Every morning, Pooja Bhurla wakes up next to her grandmother on the charpoy woven cot that they share in the small entry room of her family’s home. She

by Lexy Lebsack

29 Big (Fashion) Ideas For 2019

by Landon Peoples

Her Father Murdered My Mother. Then, We Became Friends.

The first time I encountered Rachel* was in the pages of legal documents: police reports, grand jury testimony, sworn affidavits. I first saw her name on

by Leah Carroll

The Female Singers From The '90s Who We Love

Fair warning: You're about to enter a place of extreme '90s nostalgia. But we're not going to talk about Kurt Cobain or Friends or get wistful about the

by Elizabeth Kiefer

International Women's Day

Authoritarian Governments Are Rolling Back Women's Rights. T...

It was after sunset in Istanbul, when women were told to be home, and riot police stood guard on every block of Istiklal Street armed with rubber pellets

JoAni Johnson, The 67-Year-Old Model Defying Every Fashion Stereo...

JoAni Johnson has lived more lives than a bodega cat. A quintessential and stoic New Yorker, she was born and raised in Harlem, and hung out at Studio 54

by Landon Peoples

Let Me Tell You About My Friend Maria Butina — Who Might Be A Rus...

Gay Talese told me I was getting the story wrong. We were sitting next to each other at a sprawling wooden table at Morso, a Manhattan restaurant so far

by Elena Nicolaou

It Started With A Shooting At Their School. But They Know It'...

"I thought I was going to die. As I lay there, I begged God to please make it fast," Aalayah Eastmond, a 17-year-old senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas

by Natalie Gontcharova

Hair Checks, Jiggle Tests, & Gaslighting — Is Pro Cheerleading Wo...

Before Nicole’s* first practice as a rookie NHL pro cheerleader, she was issued a photo of Gabrielle Union from 2010 and told that it would be her look

by Lexy Lebsack

Losing Everything In A Fire Made Me Realise How Little 'Stuf...

It takes less than five minutes for a tiny spark to grow into a roaring fire and engulf an entire home. I know this because years ago it happened to mine

What If Women Had Designed The World?

You know how the song goes: This is a man’s world. The adage is especially true in the physical world we inhabit daily. “The world has been designed

Matriarchy Rising

Women, Music & Power: 10 Artists, 10 Songs That Changed Everything

The music industry, more than any other aspect of the entertainment industry, remains male-controlled, and seemingly impervious to a significant reckoning

by Courtney E. Smith

The World Isn’t Ready For Adesuwa

Although the Age of the supermodel may be long gone, it’s still possible for a model to break through (and maybe drop her last name). But she has to be

by Landon Peoples

Parkland Sparked A Movement — But Will It Get Young Americans To ...

It was National School Walkout Day on March 14, and Sayer Kirk stood on the front steps of Walter Williams High School in Burlington, North Carolina, to

by Natalie Gontcharova

'When They Go Low, We Go Hard': How Black Women Are Sei...

It’s a humid, late August evening, and more than three dozen residents, community leaders, and activists are milling about inside the Stonehouse

by Ashley Alese Edwards

How Crochet Became More Than A Craft

Kehiana London aged out of the foster care system at 21, and she was on her own in New York City. In her chaotic world, she found a calm sense of

by Gianna Doxey

Why I Have A Difficult Relationship With Black History Month

Don’t you think it’s strange that in the era of pro-wokeness, a time when "diversity" is the world’s favourite buzzword, conversations about race

by Jazmin Kopotsha

Rebecca Traister Says Women Have Every Right To Be Angry — And St...

It’s been one year since the New York Times and New Yorker investigation into the sexual misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein unleashed the #MeToo movement and

by Ludmila Leiva

What's Really Happening To Women In Venezuela Right Now

Venezuela is currently in turmoil. The South American country has been in economic crisis since an oil price crash in 2015, which has led to severe food

by Ana Vanessa Herrero

A Unique Look Inside The Bedrooms Of Young People Around The World

Bedrooms are windows into people's personalities. They're the place where you start and end each day. They're a haven of self-expression — especially

by Meghan De Maria

The Home Babies: Ireland's Dark Secret Brought To L...

On a sunny in Friday in May, we in Ireland voted to Repeal the 8th Amendment to the Constitution (effectively improving reproductive rights and abortion

by Tanya Sweeney

Billionaires — They’re Not Just Like Us (At Least On Instagram)

Quick question: How come rich people are so boring? For people who have so much access to spending money, it is almost magical how little imagination

"At This Point We Are In Despair": One Woman's Quest To Brin...

For Diana and her family, the loss of her brother to a cult was slow, steady, and certain. Sometime in 2016, Alex, then 34, began a series of expensive

by Amelia Harnish

Why I'm Dreading This Week's Sunny Weather

Last week I woke up and there were small splatters of dried blood on my sheets, the tip of my third finger on my left hand was raw and there was dried

by Mollie Goodfellow

How Ramadan Teaches Us To Give, Forgive, Accept & Let Go

One of the BBC's 100 Women, Sherin Khankan is a sociologist, lecturer and author of Women Are the Future of Islam. She is also an imam at the Mariam

by Sherin Khankan

The Pain & Privilege Of Travelling With Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain was a chef, a writer, a TV host, and a celebrity. He taught people that brunch was a scam, that putting pen to paper is as much a noble

I’ve Written About Cultural Appropriation For 10 Years. Here’s Wh...

Despite how fervently and ubiquitously the topic is discussed, no one actually likes to discuss cultural appropriation. Those on the receiving end of