Huq’s new graphic novel — Piece By Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab, which will be released on November 16 by Amulet Books — tells the story of a 13-year-old girl in Oregon whose world is upended when she becomes a victim of a hate crime while wearing a traditional Bangladeshi outfit and headscarf.

Over everything, we need to teach girls early to be kind to themselves and about positive body image as early as possible

Making women feel bad about their bodies and looks is good business for Facebook and Instagram, according to a former Facebook employee.

Growing up, Henley and her sister Zan received international attention as children because they were the only set of twins known to have survived being born with Crouzon syndrome, a rare condition that causes the facial bones to fuse prematurely.

This year, the Guttmacher Institute published a mid-year report that found this was “the worst legislative year ever for U.S. abortion rights,” with 90 restrictions enacted in the 2021 legislative session.

After the recent high-profile murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, there is a growing push in the U.K. to make misogyny a hate crime.

While Swift’s fight to own her intellectual property is setting a new standard for women in the music industry, the resurfacing of the “old” Taylor Swift also reminds us that there are still fundamental issues regarding women’s value in the entertainment industry.

Released earlier this week, We Light Up The Sky tells the stories of three Latinx teens from very different families who suddenly come together after a mysterious alien life form known as The Visitor begins causing a path of destruction through their neighborhood.

Having been criticized throughout my adolescence for using it, I’ve done my fair share of research about what the word “like” means.

The only positive aspect of these events is that an issue that had previously been little debated now has national visibility and is being taken seriously by many politicians.

The Keeper of Night tells the story of Ren Scarborough, a half British Reaper and half Japanese Shinigami who always feels as if she must find a delicate balance between the two parts of her identity.

The disturbing and pervasive truth is that Black girls haven’t been afforded childhood during the pandemic, but that had also been true well before COVID-19.

Papillon’s debut novel, An Ordinary Wonder tells the story of a pair of twins named Otolorin and Wuraola as they come of age. But Oto has a deeply held secret — she was born intersex and has always been told she must never tell anyone the truth about her identity.

Culture and attitude must shift to a place where cis and trans Black women and girls always feel safe, where we are given credit for our immeasurable contributions and we are valued for who we are.