After a golden period of inclusivity, the tide now appears to be turning in advertising, on runways and in stores. This ...

When it comes to labels, Generation Z — born between the years of 1995 and 2010 — prefers to opt out of categorizing themselves. Fluidity is the new norm, as is embracing change. But with certain ...

While society's obsession with female bodies is nothing new, a wave of celebrities who embraced their larger bodies are ...

The fight for size representation has long been categorized under body positivity, a movement that was created decades ago by fat women of colour aimed at dismantling systemic and institutional ...

The body positivity movement has always stood for one powerful sentiment: Accepting and loving your body for what it is. With strong voices in the influencer industry, it’s no surprise that the ...

Plus-Size Market Drives Economic Growth The global plus-size clothing market was valued at approximately $191-194 billion in ...

This movement isn’t only about weight—body positivity includes appearance as a whole. For example, skin acceptance has become part of the movement as more people challenge beauty standards that demand ...

On a special episode (first released on April 14, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: The mass media has pushed skinny on us for decades. And while doctors encourage healthy eating and lower body mass ...

An Island woman is questioning the current body positivity movement — Tammy MacKinnon, a 43-year-old mother of four from Cornwall, P.E.I., wonders if women are being encouraged to love themselves the ...

Despite gains in the body-positivity movement in pop culture and the media, the fitness industry still largely approaches bodies with diet culture in mind. For many folks like myself, going to the gym ...