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The word should invoke a sense of lightness and frivolity. Instead, those with a front row seat to how it feels to be a girl in 2024 are sounding the alarm. And our own data confirms that girlhood is not just in flux, but in crisis. From the influence of a culture of misogyny on coming of age to the harms inflicted by years-long waiting lists for appropriate care, WH gives this life stage a health check – and asks where it leaves a generation of young women and the people who love them

I can pinpoint the moment the existential crisis set in. I was sitting at a huge touchscreen, a 3D model of my naked body slowly spinning before me like a rotisserie chicken. The doctor zoomed in and

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MISMATCHED FINANCES. OPPOSING IDEOLOGIES. CHANGING JOBS, LOVE LIVES, FAMILY STRUCTURES –THE LIST GOES ON… 2024 HAS BEEN AYEAR THAT TESTED OUR FRIENDSHIPS IN MANY WAYS. SO JUST HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE ARAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD WITH YOUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS INTACT?

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Welcome to a brand-new iteration of our bi-annual Healthy Diet Plan to help you start 2025 the right way. As always, our nutrition and cookery experts have devised a week-long plan of quick and simple