Hundreds of readers commented on an article about the term “tomboy” and how in an age of changing gender norms, it has become outdated in the eyes of publishers, marketers and parents.

Lisa Selin Davis, the author of “Tomboy,” discusses the hyper-gendering of American childhood By Mary Katharine Tramontana — Lisa Selin Davis, the author of “Tomboy,” on the sexism and ...

The tomboy conjures an image of a girl in overalls and baseball hats, wearing short hair and nondescript shoes. She probably isn’t into Barbie. When the term “tomboy” first appeared, in the ...

In "Tomboy," a 10-year-old girl moves with her family to a suburb, and on her first day out of the house, another little girl asks her name. "Mikael," she says, and for the next couple of weeks ...

They punch first, laugh loud, and walk their own line, tomboy girls who rewrote my idea of “feminine.” ...

Growing up I was a tomboy and took great pride in the fact. Being accepted into the “male den” made me feel empowered, as if I was being seen as their equal. This in turn lead to me looking ...

Falling somewhere between 1997’s “Ma Vie en Rose” and this winter’s “Albert Nobbs” is “Tomboy,” the assured second feature from writer/director Celine Sciamma. After pulling ...

Jaden Smith Wants Everyone to Stop Calling His ‘Skate Kitchen’ Co-Stars “Tomboys” “I don’t vibe with that word because it has the word ‘boy’ in it,” Smith told THR at the film's ...

Imagine "Boys Don't Cry" with 10-year-olds. In "Tomboy," a girl uses the opportunity of her family's recent move to reinvent herself as a boy to her new group of friends.

Imagine "Boys Don't Cry" with 10-year-olds. In "Tomboy," a girl uses the opportunity of her family's recent move to reinvent herself as a boy to her new group of friends.