Most young girls understand the cultural expectation to be pretty before they know how to read or write. Most young girls understand the cultural expectation to be pretty before they know how to read ...

The expression “Girls will be girls!” can mean anything, because girls can be anything. Girls can be powerful, sensitive, kind, loving, brave, fearful, logical, crazy, and many other things. “Our ...

As the evidence has grown that the nation is in the midst of a youth mental health crisis, it’s also shown that girls are at particular risk for mental health problems. Now, a new survey of thousands ...

Based on the eponymous book series, Disney's 'The Cheetah Girls' premiered in 2003. See what the cast has been up to since the trilogy ended in 2008 Zoey Lyttle is a Writer-Reporter on the Society & ...

Girlhood, in all its pain, wonder, and perplexity, is a complicated business to accurately capture on screen. It's so confusing sometimes. Relationships between mothers and daughters during ...

The 35-year-old queer singer-songwriter has finally turned her landmark music video into a feature. Translating that text to the big screen seemed like an obvious next step for Kiyoko. And, at a time ...

Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Myra Molloy stars as Sonya ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...

Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college. By Claire Cain Miller In the 1980s and 1990s, ...

For much of the early 21st century, "Girls Gone Wild" sold itself as a carefree, pop culture phenomenon that profited on the vulnerability of young women as a source of entertainment. Now, the ...