Jewell Parker Rhodes never learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in school. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she read about the white-led mob violence that left hundreds dead and the historic Greenwood district in Tulsa destroyed.

I have been revisiting my feelings of anger and frustration regarding why the Democrats have lacked sufficient outcry when a #MeToo incident befalls someone in their political sphere.

Author Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has always been drawn to stories about coming of age, rebellion, and belonging.

Afghan women-led resistance efforts are the key to preventing Taliban oppression.

Many people, myself included, decided to start using the menstrual cup because it’s better for the environment, our bodies, and our wallets than options like tampons and pads.

"Both actual linguistic changes and conversations about linguistic changes are part of the process through which norms and attitudes change.”

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.

The silencing of women online goes beyond trolling.

That experience opened my eyes to how vulnerable young women are in so many situations.

At 9 years old, I should not have been concerned with whittling down the space I took up just so I could blend in with the beige expectations of my classmates. But external and internal pressures had succeeded in convincing me otherwise.

Not only can the inability to bear children have a profound impact on Indian women’s identities — childless women’s very femininity is questioned — but it can also threaten their relationships, particularly their marriages.

We had the chance to chat with Yang over email about Room to Dream, what it is like writing such a personal series, and dealing with adults who are uncomfortable with diverse stories.