Toys teach girls that "their bodies constantly need to be improved,” Peggy Orenstein tells Salon

25 years after I first published "Reviving Ophelia," I see social media and online culture creating new challenges

Since its release in 2004, the highly quotable comedy continues to make "fetch" happen

"Our daughter just wants the same chance as other kids to make friends and play on the team she loves"

One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017.

Less intense and disturbing and now with boys, the Prime show is "teens survive a plane crash" lite

When toys are gendered, all children – and eventually adults – pay the price

Precocious puberty has been far more common among girls in the pandemic than in years prior, studies report

Study after study shows that teen girls will make smart decisions about contraception and abortion, if we let them

"An unserious, untrue, and hateful thing to say," said Chasten Buttigieg

It took a lot to make fetch happen, like having Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams audition for each other's roles

Anti-trans hysteria isn't just baseless — it's harmful

From the annual awards show to a cultural movement, creator Beverly Bond releases Black Girls Rock! book

South Dakota governor vetos discriminatory transgender bill, but signs similar executive orders

There is an urgent need for new research that focuses on the diversity of low-income girls’ experiences of puberty