Until puberty, our bodies look similar regardless of our sex, other than our genitals. When we hit puberty, a barrage of hormones—androgens like testosterone and estrogens like estradiol—reshapes our ...

With the new year, many of us make a commitment to exercise. Barre classes offer one opportunity to begin an exercise program. While it can be motivating to workout with others, these classes have ...

Somewhere along the way, femininity became confused with fragility. Softness got mistaken for weakness. Sensitivity became something to hide, not honour. And for many women, being feminine started to ...

The foundations of the body: foundation garments and the early modern female silhouette -- The artificial body: courtiers, gentlewomen and disputed visions of femininity, 1560-1650 -- The socially ...

All people of the world, men and women, have masculine and feminine energy within them. The conflicting energies create balance, giving each of us the right tools to manage different situations in ...