When “Girls” premiered, there was no other character like Hannah Horvath on TV. Created by multi-hyphenate Lena Dunham, only 26 at the time, Hannah was shamelessly self-absorbed, but also charming and ...

In 1969, Vivian Gornick was assigned by the Village Voice to write about the “women’s libbers” gathering in downtown Manhattan. Gornick set out never having heard of women’s liberation. She returned ...

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Girls Like Girls, a film that will mark the feature directing and screenwriting debut of pop star, actress, and novelist Hayley Kiyoko. Based ...

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

In a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa’s Malibu Stacy doll responds to questions with, “Don’t ask me, I’m just a girl!” In frustration, Lisa tells her parents, “I can’t believe you’re going to ...

The phrase is often accompanied on TikTok by the 1995 single by rock band No Doubt titled "Just a Girl" which lashes out at a culture that treats women as fragile and incapable. Over the last few ...

The company that created Hello Kitty unveiled a revelation during the iconic character's 50th anniversary, subsequently leaving some fans confused and in denial. Hello Kitty was created in 1974 by ...

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Haliey Welch used to wake up at 3:30 every morning to go to work at a spring factory in Belfast, Tennessee. But on June 9, while kicking it on Broadway in Nashville during CMA Fest, a YouTuber caught ...

“Hawk tuah.” A few weeks ago, these words—sounds, really—were little more than a Looney Tunes–esque way to mime the déclassé act of hawking a loogie. How quickly things can change! A young woman named ...