Getty Images; Sports Illustrated; A24; OpenAI; Sam Lee for TomboyX American rugby sensation Ilona Maher, was an inspired choice to be Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s digital cover star. Maher’s cover, ...

In Western culture, women’s ideal body shape is very thin and unsurprisingly, many women exercise primarily to lose weight. In this context, muscularity is often associated with masculinity and thus, ...

In most iconic anime, the women are dainty, yet mighty, portraying power in some very unexpected ways. However, some popular anime series, like One Piece, and Castlevania, also showcase various women ...

As strange as this sounds this week of all weeks in sports, there was a time when muscles on women were neither preferred nor celebrated. A very long time, actually. Back before Title IX, and even in ...

In an earlier blog (Feminine Physique, November 26, 2014) I discussed the findings from this research. Women’s bodybuilding is no longer only for women who wish to build an extreme amount of muscle ...