Dating can feel like navigating a minefield, especially when you're constantly bombarded with narrow beauty standards. Yet something fascinating emerges when plus-size women share their romantic ...

Remember when we all thought we needed to look like we'd been run through seventeen Instagram filters just to grab coffee? Yeah, those days are finally getting the boot. Women everywhere are ...

Beauty standards have shifted throughout history and across cultures. Still, some unrealistic ideals continue to persist in modern society, taking a serious toll on people’s mental health — especially ...

In the high-stakes arena of corporate America, millennial Black women are waging a silent war — not for corner offices or stock options, but for the right to be themselves. A groundbreaking study has ...

In Nigeria, plus-size women are often celebrated as symbols of prosperity and fertility. A fuller figure is associated with good health and high social standing, making it an admired trait across many ...

Global demand for cosmetic procedures is skyrocketing, fueled by social media pressures, personal insecurities, and aggressive ...

Evidence shows that beauty standards can affect individual mental health. Social media, television, and film can all portray unrealistic beauty standards and create pressure for people to look a ...

South Asian TikTokers have been calling out "henna freckles," a TikTok beauty trend involving mehndi, for cultural appropriation.

What if a single drug could rewrite the standards of beauty that society holds dear? That's the provocative question posed by Nina King, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student whose theory on the cultural impact ...

“Look younger. Get smaller. Erase the lines. Tighten, tone, conceal.” We’re told these things so often we mistake them for truth. We live in a culture saturated with beauty standards that are not just ...