Little-Known Surgery Restores Sexual Pleasure To Female Genital Mutilation Victims
Female genital mutilation is on the rise in the U.S., and a number of doctors here are ramping up their efforts to reverse the damage the practice causes with a…
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500px And SheStock Partner To Provide Awesome Stock Images Of Women
Whether you notice them or not, stock photos of women are overwhelmingly populated by white, stiffly-posed ladies in corporate dress. Luckily, more realistic images of women are becoming available. –…
Man raped women after luring them to be part of fake sleep study, sold video of the attacks
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Hideyuki Noguchi, after one of the women saw herself in a video online and came forward. Police investigated and arrested Noguchi, who has been charged with incapacitated…
Soledad O’Brien On Storytelling, Feminism’s ‘PR Issue’ & Not Taking ‘No’ For An Answer
What does it take to get to the top — without losing your center? Our “Making It Work” series profiles successful, dynamic women who are standouts in their fields, peeling…
Women Read Playboy For The First Time
Fun fact: Between pages of naked women, there are actual articles in Playboy. BuzzFeed asked 10 women who had never read Playboy to read the magazine and give some feedback….
Blythe Danner Says 35 In Hollywood Used To Be Old. Not Anymore.
“It’s so rare to see anything about women this age,” Blythe Danner told The Huffington Post in Park City last week, where her film “I’ll See You In My Dreams”…
Even Science Says Women Should Be Tweeting About Sexism
“Shorter #OscarNoms: White men FTW,” I tweeted the morning the Oscar nominations were announced. I watched my phone buzz as women (and men) retweeted and responded to my tweet with…
Activist Michaela Angela Davis Encourages Us To Embrace The Complexity Of Black Beauty
Eurocentric beauty standards have dominated mainstream media narratives for years. While African American women deal with everything from controversial skin-lightening creams to prodding about black hair that is constantly hurled…
The Truth About Sluts
“Boys will be boys, and girls will be sluts.” That’s how author Leora Tanenbaum sums up the sexual double standard. Tanenbaum has spent the past two decades researching the word…
Not Into ‘Fifty Shades’? Grassroots Campaign Says Donate $50 To Women’s Shelter Instead
Christian Grey may lure millions of moviegoers into theaters on Valentine’s Day, but not everyone’s a fan of the fictional billionaire and the story he’s helping to tell. Several advocacy…
6 ways to improve odds and beat heart disease
And it’s good news since studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women and men. February…
Mia Hamm: The most powerful woman in football?
She’s one of the most powerful women in football after cracking one of sports’ most notorious glass ceilings, but even Mia Hamm is not immune from the demands of domestic…
Whiskey-Swilling Women Are Killing Vodka Sales
Move over, vodka. Whiskey is having better luck with the ladies these days. Sales of vodka have dropped in the last two years after a decade of dominance, according to…
Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs
The surprising failure of a large clinical trial of H.I.V.-prevention methods in Africa — and the elaborate deceptions employed by the women in it — have opened an ethical debate…
This Is How Many Words Are Spoken By Women In The Bible
There are 93 women who speak in the Bible, 49 of whom are named. These women speak a total of 14,056 words collectively — roughly 1.1 percent of the total…
Hideyuki Noguchi Allegedly Poses As Doctor, Rapes At Least 39 Women In Fake Sleep Studies
A Japanese man is accused of drugging and raping dozens of women while posing as a doctor in a bogus sleep study, authorities said Tuesday. – Noguchi is not known…
Arundhati Bhattacharya: India’s banking titan shakes up 200 years of tradition
Gaze across the painted portraits adorning the walls of India’s biggest bank, and you’ll find row after row of menwith one exception. Arundhati Bhattacharya is the first woman to head…
Why Everyone’s Talking About ‘The Girl On The Train’
When Gone Girl burst onto the scene in 2012, with its intoxicating tale of marriage gone wrong and its fist-pump-inducing rant on the Cool Girl, the stage was soon set…
At 80, She’s Leading A Style Revolution
This is one story from HuffPost Fifty’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout…
The Scientific Reason Being A Male Is Bad For Your Health
or the first six to eight decades of life, being a man is probably the better deal. Blame the patriarchy. But then you get to old age, and being a…
100 LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost
Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender women represent a vibrant and visible portion of the LGBTQ community. In addition to the legends of the Harlem Renaissance and the decades…
Why That ‘Like A Girl’ Super Bowl Ad Was So Groundbreaking
An ad for pads stole the show during the Super Bowl. Always, one of the biggest makers of feminine care products (the things women use during their period), debuted a…
Bolivian Prez: Women Are Smarter Than Men
Though it’s painful for him to admit it, Bolivian President Evo Morales says women are smarter than men. – With women accounting for 53.1 percent of the lower house of…
Vatican Removes Questionable Video Promoting Women’s Conference
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture will meet to discuss “the life of women” during a Feb. 4-7 conference. The conference’s aim is to unpack “women’s cultures” with four sessions…
The Best Natural Hair Extension And Wig Brands. Period.
People have been wearing hair extensions and wigs for centuries. Amazingly, 70 extensions were uncovered still intact on the skeleton of an ancient Egyptian woman in 2014. Her stylist deserves…
Lululemon Guru Chip Wilson Is Moving On
The morning sun threw a halo of light on the billboard-size liability waiver standing at the trailhead of Grouse Grind, a steep, dangerous ascent just outside Vancouver, British Columbia. Hikers…
In A Fictional World Where Only Women Exist, One Filmmaker Is Exploring The Realities Of S&M
It’s easy to call “The Duke of Burgundy” a period drama about a lesbian S&M relationship, or perhaps even describe it as “Blue Is the Warmest Color” meets “Fifty Shades…
Female Artist Photographs 100 Naked Women To Show The Power Of A Strong Nude Photo (NSFW)
Note: This photo series contains lots of nudity. You’ve been warned. – “I wanted to offer this experience to the real women around me who I respect and admire for…
Fox News Host Megyn Kelly Has Some News About Women — But Not Everyone’s On Board
Speaking of women swearing in the workplace, this clip is pretty damn awesome. Read the whole story at Upworthy.com
Why This 71-Year-Old Woman Is Embarking On A 500-Mile Hike In Spain This Year
This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the…