Whether it's an emphatic Leslie Knope and her sweet Ann Perkins on “Parks and Recreation;” or it's Molly and Issa fighting to stay centered in each other's lives on “Insecure;” or it's recovering alcoholic Tuca and anxious survivor Bertie on Tuca & Bertie, pop culture is, finally, taking female friendship seriously.

Explore Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album through the lens of the Wild Woman archetype, drawing parallels to cultural mythology and self-discovery.

There are certain themes that Florence + the Machine routinely return to in their music, videos and performances which point to some of her most enduring inspirations: religion, fine art and mental illness.

SZA's dense, mesmerizing soundscapes emphasize welcoming all "parts" and are odes to "difficult women.” Her songs mirror the unfulfilled, uninspiring young adulthood many millennials experienced — beset by turmoil, rapid-fire change, and, eventually burnout.

Our society is incredibly disembodied, all but requiring we ignore how we feel — physically and emotionally — for the sake of success.

It’s feminism for women who don’t care to rhapsodize about whatever mainstream feminism’s issue of the day happens to be because they’ve got their own, separate issues. It’s the feminism of lived experience. 

Putting Addy in an America where she was effectively denied the privilege of being a child made it impossible for her to embody all of the qualities for which early American Girls were known.

Tucked away on the second floor of a downtown office building, TAYA looks like a private doctor’s office. In reality, it’s a nonprofit reproductive health clinic, serving teens and low-income women in the Washington, DC, area, accepting patients only between the ages of 12 and 35.

With her perfect academic record and crazy number of extracurricular engagements, Jodie was the product of what middle-class black parents had pushed on their kids throughout the preceding decades.

Thecocknbullkid has fun with her music without taking herself too seriously, which is where her stage name comes from.