<p>News about women and girls, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.</p>

Analyzing the N.F.L. Week 17 Playoff Picture Team by Team The biggest what-ifs are at the top, as eight teams have 11 wins or more and seven of eight divisions remain up for grabs.

Jul 12, 2023 · The proportion of teen girls visiting emergency rooms in mental health crisis rose 22 percent in the pandemic’s second year, while the proportion of teen boys visiting declined.

Jul 10, 2025 · These are the women of the “girl boss” era, who have M.B.A.s and legal degrees to match. They’ve read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg.

Nov 13, 2025 · Experts in sex trafficking said that the matter involving the girl demonstrated how there is a spectrum of ways girls and women are exploited.

Jul 4, 2025 · Serena Hanor Aldrich said her daughters were trapped by floodwaters for a couple of hours at Camp Mystic, where as many as 25 girls are missing. She criticized camp officials.

Dec 12, 2024 · Sex differences are real, but sex stereotypes are not. No girl should grow up thinking that being “feminine” is a prerequisite to being female. How girls look or behave is their choice.

Oct 4, 2025 · Two teenage girls were discovered dead on top of an incoming J train at a Brooklyn subway station early Saturday and appeared to have been subway surfing, the deadly, social-media …

The most popular stories with New York Times readers right now

Nov 6, 2025 · American Girl has been a household name in the doll world for nearly four decades, starting with its small line of historically themed dolls launched in 1986.