Body Image

Ideals of what beauty is, exacerbated by social media and artificial intelligence, has the potential to harm women’s health – young women in particular

My weight gain does not entitle you to comment on my body

Two young women examine the ‘noise’ around perceptions of the female body

Females are still being told what’s in vogue – such as shaving pubic hair – and it’s less about being womanly and more about trying to stay girly.

German scientist Dr Adolf Klenk has developed a brand of shampoos and conditioners containing caffeine to combat hair loss.

In the best possible scenario he’d pay attention to the process I’d undergo for him and he’d get a shiver down his spine at how unnatural it all is.

At the back end of the reality TV star’s nude shoot for Paper magazine, all we’re left with is provocation for provocation’s sake and little insight.

In the documentary ‘Lavender Hill Better Bodies’, Lavender Hill’s young men turn to body building to escape a life of violence.

Siphiwe Mpye rejects the notion that the modern male can be boxed into yet another trendy archetype.

Described as the coffee-table book “every little black girl” should own, ‘Dark Girls’ celebrates dark-skinned women.

Wangechi Mutu’s depiction of the black female form explores current experiences and the way history and politics frame and shape that experience.

The results from our body image survey are in. You said Beyoncé, Boity Thulo, Minnie Dlamini and Kim Kardashian have the ideal bodies.

Body hair is under siege as South African women wax lyrical about the benefits of the Brazilian.