But women weren't always expected to smile — in fact, smiling women were once considered troublesome and devious. But by the 20th century, in the US, smiling women were considered the epitome of ...

Yet somehow, society acts like women’s faces come with a built-in obligation to look cheerful 24/7. If we’re not flashing a perfect smile like we’re auditioning for a toothpaste commercial ...

Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Stop Telling Women To Smile posters seek to remind men that just because they see a woman on the street, it doesn’t entitle them to a conversation--or even a smile.

Chris Brown has been ripped into after he appeared to mock a South African-based women's abuse charity after they began a petition to cancel his concert there.

Not all women qualify for the protective treatment, however. There’s a lively online library of abuse of Sarah Palin’s smile on Democratic-leaning websites. And of Michele Bachmann’s .

When a body language expert and voice coach encouraged Caitlyn Jenner to act feminine by giving out grins, she balked. "Kim doesn't smile," Jenner told Lillian Glass, who earned a Ph.D. from the ...

Guys notice a lot about your smile, and it plays a vital role in how and why they become attracted to you. These eight real-life men reveal the subtle things your smile says about you.

Not long after #SmileGate, I was on my usual evening walk. I noticed that I smiled three times when I did not mean to. Each smile was forced out of me in a half-rictus as the corners of my mouth ...