Women and high heels — it's a pairing as old as time. These shoes may hurt the sh*t out of our feet, but that doesn't stop us from wearing them on any given night. Just take a look around the bar over ...

High heels are fashionable, but uncomfortable, and can even lead to chronic foot damage. At first glance, it doesn't make sense to favor footwear which harm and hurt feet, plus render it difficult to ...

Update, October 14, 2019: The research upon which this story was based has been retracted due to “methodological weaknesses and statistical errors.” Cue a collective sigh from women everywhere: a new ...

Michael Mwaniki stands at Plus Soles, a shoe store in Nairobi that mirrors a growing cultural revolution. Rows of sneakers line one wall, while the other has an array of heeled shoes—stilettos, kitten ...

In case you haven’t heard, high heels are tools of the devil (or patriarchy), engineered to destroy women’s health, hamper their movement and stoke their vanity. And if you don’t ditch them for flats ...

High heels might look glamorous, but they can be hard on your feet, back, and knees — especially as you get older. More women over 50 are choosing footwear that feels as good as it looks. The good ...

Professor Hylton B Menz receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Women are often told how the very high-heeled shoes they wear are doing them harm. But ...

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