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The magazine has begun to incorporate more content focused on female body positivity and advice for inter-abled couples, as well as political and opinion pieces covering topics ranging from abortion law and environmental topics to animal abuse and the U.S. Brown was also keen to convey her advocacy for women’s sexual freedom and empowerment, but some critics consider Brown’s approach to be simultaneously progressive and retrogressive in that respect.Ĭosmopolitan has had several different editors since Brown left the post in 1996, and remains consistent with Brown’s style and ideology, albeit with a more modern focus. Cosmopolitan has also been criticized for running stories or printing photographs similar to those in men's magazine Playboy, a publication which has often been branded ‘pornographic’. Brown and her work came under fire more than once by those who considered her work to be anti-feminist, and opinions on the publication remain divided today. Helen Gurley Brown wrote 1960s bestseller ‘Sex and the Single Girl’, which inspired Cosmopolitan’s new format. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown became the publication’s chief editor and in the same year changed the format completely, releasing the first issue of Cosmopolitan as a women’s magazine. By the 1930s, the magazine had a circulation of almost two million and impressive advertising income, and although was not always favorably reviewed, was popular for its short stories and serials. In 2018, women’s and fashion/beauty publications were in the top ten fastest growing magazine categories in the United States.Ĭosmopolitan’s first issue (as a literary magazine, which was the publication’s original format) was published in 1886. Even after several decades of operation, the magazine's subject matter remains in line with current trends when it comes to what people want to read. Cosmopolitan, formerly called ‘The Cosmopolitan’ and often known as ‘Cosmo’ for short, is an entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle magazine for women. According to the most recently available data, Cosmopolitan had a total readership of over 32 million, 12.98 million of which accessed the magazine via its mobile website.
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