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 ...

And yet, girls seem to be more interested than ever in contact. Ice hockey, rugby, and football (of the tackle, seven-on-seven, and flag varieties) are all among the fastest-growing sports for teenage ...

It’s been a long journey for “Girls Like Girls.” First there was the Hayley Kiyoko song in 2015, then a viral music video. Then, Kiyoko wrote a 2023 novel with the same title. Now, that book has been ...

Many people have felt the subtle pressure to be "man enough" or "woman enough" in the eyes of others. And research has shown ...

Around 1 in 3 high school girls in the U.S. have seriously considered attempting suicide, according to new results from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey from 2021, up from less than ...

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Rita Braver is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning," where she reports on everything from arts and culture to politics and foreign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should school dress codes prohibit girls from wearing leggings? Experts weigh in. (Photo: Getty) School dress codes are ...

The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.

Though she's played fantastical characters from nearly every corner of the imagination, Auli'i Cravalho says playing Janis 'Imi'ike, a new take on the iconic Mean Girls character, was one of her most ...

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is an anthem for women around the world, but, surprisingly, Cyndi Lauper's 1983 No. 2 hit wasn't written by a woman. The song was a multi-Grammy nominee, MTV Video Award ...