Being Thin

The Big Secret About Losing Weight For Your Wedding

Sarah Jenks | Posted 03.12.2012

Sarah Jenks

The wide spread cultural pressure for brides-to-be to lose weight for their wedding is starting to have a universal backlash, and rightfully so. Shouldn't women be focusing on more important things?

Gloria Steinem Is Alive and Well, Reminding Us 'That Perfect Is Boring' and 'Beauty Is Irregular'

Beth Weinstock | Posted 11.17.2011

Beth Weinstock

Perfectionism is a contemporary menace for women. The perfect woman is supposed to attain it all -- have a career, look good on the job, be available to their kids by 6 p.m., make homemade meals and pay attention to intimate relationships.