“Has someone else ever made a decision that affected your body?” This is one of the questions the creators of the exhibition Girlhood (It’s complicated) asked visitors to consider. The exhibition team ...

Bonnie Peltier was at her daughter’s kindergarten orientation in North Carolina when she learned all girls at the charter school must wear skirts. “I was stunned,” Peltier said. ”I’m looking around ...

A man dressed as Santa Claus validates a little girl’s decision to not sit on his lap and talks about bodily autonomy in a viral video. In a TikTok posted over the weekend, mom Katie Love ...

While Nicole Bescoby was riding the bus, a strange man started chatting with her elementary-aged daughter, Ellie. Bescoby noticed Ellie's obvious discomfort. So she tried making small talk with the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." As a Black—and more specifically, African American—Christian woman with Southern roots, I can relate ...

Bans on free speech and clothing In various societies, women and girls face restrictions on their freedom of expression and ...