Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.

I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.

From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.