How French Women Stay Slim: The Benefits of Developing a Healthy Relationship With Food

French beauties are well-known for their thin and attractive figures and elegance. Their well-toned bodies seem to be something they inherited genetically because they are always effortlessly slim.  For years, people have wondered how French ladies maintain their slim figures. In our minds’ eyes, when we think of a quintessential French woman, we envision someone ...

Haidene Go

It is important to be well groomed.

How Women’s Hair Became a Valuable Commodity in South Korea

South Korea is a country known mostly for its flourishing technology sector and amazing beauty products. However, most people don’t know about the women’s hair trade that thrived in the country and helped the nation grow financially in the 1960s. The South Korean wig industry As in many places influenced by Confucian thought, Koreans traditionally ...

Emma Lu

South Korean women working in a wig factory.

China Harvesting Genetic Data From Unsuspecting Pregnant Women Worldwide

China’s BGI Group is accused of harvesting genetic data from pregnant women within China and from outside the country. This revelation came after a Reuters report was published with extensive details. This is concerning, as access to genetic data banks can give China a strategic edge and may help it capture a significant share of ...

Max Lu

Pregnant woman having a blood pressure test.

Preserving Traditional Songs of South Korean Diver Women

South Korea has many beautiful tourist spots and Jeju Island is certainly among them. This island is known for haenyeo, or women divers. Haenyeo is a Korean word that means “sea women.” The traditional songs of South Korean diver women are famous and some people are keen on preserving them. On many days, along the coast ...

Emma Lu

A female korean diver emerges from the sea in a wetsuit carrying nets full of seafood she caught.

What in the Body Positivity Movement Is Harmful to Women?

There are certain stereotype ideas and concepts about women’s appearance and demeanor prevalent in mainstream society that need to be changed. That is why the body positivity movement started in 2012. There is no denying it has played a role in making life easier for women who have always been judged by their looks and ...

Raven Montmorency

An overweight female surfer smiling and running for the water with her board while a skinny female surfer watches in the background.

5 Reasons Why Women Should Not Propose Marriage to a Man

When it comes to relationships, there are a lot of “traditions” that people hold near and dear to their hearts. One such tradition is the idea that the man should be the one to propose marriage to a woman. While many of these traditions may seem archaic or downright foolish, they often have a particular ...

Raven Montmorency

A bride holding a wedding bouquet.

8 Foods That Are Beneficial for Women

Women, like men, should enjoy a variety of healthful foods from all foods groups, including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, low-fat or fat-free dairy, and lean protein. But women also have special nutrient needs, and, during each stage of a woman’s life, these needs change. To help stave off health issues, women should consume these ...

Emma Lu

Vine-ripened tomatoes.

Afghan Women Protest Taliban With Colorful Photos of Traditional Dresses

The Taliban’s return to power has ignited widespread fear that Afghan women will be forced out of the professional and educational spaces they occupied before the American withdrawal. The latest worrying order from Taliban leadership decreed that female university students be separated from men and “observe hijab according to [the Taliban’s interpretation of] Sharia” law. In response ...

Raven Montmorency

Afghan women in traditional dress.

100 Years of Women’s Fitness Trends

For the last decade, women’s fitness trends have changed dramatically. I myself have done aerobics, weights, yoga, kickboxing, and I am sure many more I can’t remember as the styles have changed so much. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see what women’s fitness trends were used to keep fit. Women’s fitness trends through the ...

Wilma Oakes

Jazzercise.