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Let's Turn Up the Dial for Women in Music!
A recent search on the top ten music producers of all time left us females at the Maxim Hygiene offices feeling a little left out and underrepresented. That's why we want to encourage you to come take part in the Gender Amplified Music Festival at Barnard College on...
Our Favorite Healthy DIY Back to School and Office Snacks
They say the healthiest way to keep your tummy full and not round is to eat several snacks during the day. The temptation with snacks is always that the tastiest snacks are sometimes the worst for us! Think about it – small packets of chips, little ice cream bars,...
It's More than Being Fat or Skinny
Dear Parent, Your Child is Fat As an educational and obesity prevention method, schools in California have started sending letters to parents of overweight children, identifying the risks children face when battling the bulge. To give you an idea of what an impact...
ClimateMama: A Fierce Woman Attempting to Save the Earth
Maxim’s go-green philosophy and organic products make us advocates of health – not just of the environment, but ourselves too. And that’s why, this month, we’ve chosen to honor Harriet Shugarman aka ClimateMama. Harriet, a previous government and IMF policy analyst,...
#HowtoResistSex & Why You Should If You’re on Your Period
The word “Humpday” has always been a giggle-trigger for those of us who harbor our tweensie selves deep within. So, it was no surprise, that this past Humpday, aka Wednesday, would be the day the Twitter world decided to contribute its intellectual opinions on sex....
A Panty-Dropper Makeover for Maxim Hygiene
No, sorry ladies, that doesn't mean Ryan Gosling is the featured star of our next Maxim Hygiene tampon ad, but it does mean you'll be saving more money, experiencing more comfort during that time of the month and seeing our new look expand to your favorite Maxim...
Hip-Hop’s War on Women & Genesis Be: Maxim Hygiene’s Fierce Woman
How powerful does having a vagina make us? True, we can make men fall to their knees at just the hint of sex, but as women, we’re still battered by what the Daily Beast calls, “hip-hop’s war on women.”The music industry has predominately been male dominated and...
I WISH I Might… Want Sex Tonight
If you’re a woman and you’ve been in a relationship, chances are that you’re familiar with what even my parents called “the age old battle between man and woman.” No, it’s not the struggle over whose turn it is to wake up for the baby – it’s the unequal balance...
4th of July Goodies
Every 4th of July is a reminder of our great country's Declaration of Independence for "Life, liberty and pursuit of justice for all. This Independence we're commemorating our recent freedoms – more specifically, SCOTUS’ baller decision to slam Prop 8 and as a result...
Fierce Man of the Month and Year: Dr. Ortalano of Arbor Healthcare
Meet a man fierce enough to talk to women about their vaginas and their health, without laughing, blushing, or running away. Rare, right? Meet the same man who said his wife was the strongest woman in his life and a man who has made every effort to make his medical...