Neo-Soul Musician Rayana Jay Is Over Capitalism
The R&B artist refuses to conform to the world's expectations for plus-sized black women, and she creates music as sensual as it is empowering.
Body Image
Tressie McMillan Cottom Seeks to Write 'Powerful Stories That Become a Problem for Power'
McMillan Cottom's new book is a powerful rejoinder to those who want black women to make peace with a marginal status.
Think Barbie's Waistline is Absurd? Check out Elsa or Mulan.
New research suggests that cartoon princesses hurt young female viewers by offering them unobtainable ideals of physical perfection.
PS Picks: Legal Strife in the Valley of the Dolls
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PS Picks: Adam Rippon's Candid Conversation With the 'New York Times' About Body Image and Eating Disorders
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Exposure to Nature Promotes a More Positive Body Image
New research explains why you look so good in that selfie you took at Yellowstone National Park.
The Research Behind Getty Images' Ban on Photo Retouching for Body Shape
The stock photo agency is scrapping Photoshopped images that make models look thinner. Here's how that can help body image.
The Science of Barbie's Effect on Self-Esteem
Does playing with the unrealistically thin and busty doll really harm children?
Do Average- and Plus-Sized Models Actually Help Reduce Body Anxiety?
Maybe for some people—but there's a limit to how much commercial images can do.
Plus-Sized Fashion and the Sociologist's Gaze
In a new book, Amanda M. Czerniawski details how the fashion industry objectifies plus-sized models. But can sociologists avoid doing the same?
Career Barbie and the Sexualization of Little Girls
Perhaps the most shocking takeaway from the recent study that found playing with Barbies may seriously limit a girl's view of what occupations are open to her is, in a world where we're surrounded by media, how quickly one doll can have a measurable impact.
Chick Lit May Be Hazardous to Your Self-Esteem
New research suggests novels in which characters agonize about their bodies lead female readers to worry about their own weight.
Thin Wives Make Happy Marriages
Researchers find marriages tend to be more satisfying for both spouses when the wife is thinner than the husband.
Academics Like to Play With Barbies, Too
It being that bit of plastic perfection's 50th birthday today, Miller-McCune.com takes a look at the wealth of research on Barbie.