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.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

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.

It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.

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've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.