10 Illustrations That Prove Women Don’t Owe Anyone Standards

We’re told what women “should” be from the moment we can listen—soft but strong, ambitious but not intimidating, beautiful but effortlessly so. It’s a narrative stitched into headlines, marketing, and everyday conversations.
These 10 raw and deeply personal comics cut through the noise and expose the truth: women are not categories. Not clichés. And definitely not labels. They’re whole, complex, and real—messy, magical, and everything in between.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

And maybe the most powerful label a woman can wear... is the one she writes herself.

Artist Gives Disney Icons Realistic Bodies, and the Results Are Eye-Opening