Our Role Models
Talk of the Town
Two powerful L.A. women, Maria Shriver and Wallis Annenberg, chat about philanthropy, civic responsibility, and why it’s always nice to be invited Read
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We asked ten women who make an impact on the city to nominate other game changers. The result: 50 women who knock us out
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Meet five women –we call them action heros–who’ve gone beyond the call of duty to help their fellow citizens here and around the globe
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Jane Lynch sits down with spiritual author Byron Katie for some self-inquiry. Sue Sylvester would not approve
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Four teenagers talk about the cultural traditions that mark their transition to womanhood
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From a great loaf of bread to nail polish that lasts, there are some products we can’t live without. Turns out they’re the work of L.A. women
Our Ideas
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For multi-hyphenate Anne Taylor Fleming, no place beats L.A. for women who want to use the full complement of their gifts
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Natasha Vargas-Cooper was born in Reseda, grew up at Topanga Plaza, and is a freelance journalist in Woodland Hills. We just call her Valley Girl
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The key to inner peace? Stop trying so hard, says screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (her film I Don’t Know How She Does It is in theaters now)
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Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey altered the art of screenwriting. TV scribe and humorist Jill Soloway sets out to alter it again
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Jen Wang, whose graphic novel, Koko Be Good, was published last year, thought she’d miss Northern California more. She doesn’t
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We all want to look good, even after we’ve created life. But why is it a requirement to be smokin’ 24/7? Carina Chocano tackles the hot mom conundrum
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What backstabbing? Historian Cari Beauchamp argues that in Hollywood, female friendships have long ruled
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When people tell essayist Erin Aubry Kaplan she’s “not very L.A.,” she doesn’t take it as a compliment
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Stacey Grenrock Woods is the sex columnist for Esquire, so we knew she’d have the answer to this question: How do you pick up an L.A. chick?
Our Style
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L.A. women put their pants on one leg at a time like everyone else, right? Wrong. Monica Corcoran Harel explains the city’s rule-free sense of style
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Fitz and the Tantrums singer Noelle Scaggs acts out an homage to the greatest songever written about L.A. femmes
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Check out the best street style looks sent in by our favorite L.A. fashion bloggers
Front & Center
Nowhere else than in our fair city are breasts so scrutinized. Five women weigh in
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My Boobs Are Too Big
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My Boobs Are Too Small
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My Boobs Are Just Right
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Mine Are Stage IV, But I’m Still Here
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Hilary MacGregor seeks strength in the memory of a lost friend
His Take
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Stringing Him Along
Time columnist Joel Stein catches up with a certain Penthouse centerfold and learns a thing or two about himself Read
Plus
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Hear Maria Shriver interview Wallis Annenberg
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Know a local lady who inspires you? Add her to our list of “Game Changers”
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Susan G. Komen founder Nancy G. Brinker checks in for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Video: Seven passersby on what defines the L.A. Woman
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From the archives: Los Angeles magazine’s past L.A. Woman issue
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Nearly 200 ladies took our survey about being a woman in L.A. Here’s what they revealed
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Get to know the L.A. Woman, statistically speaking
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Three how-tos for women on the go
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The L.A. Woman according to pop culture
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See what L.A. women really look like
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Meet the Oldest L.A. Woman
