Why do some men believe women owe them a smile? Spoiler: We don’t. Not on the street, not at work, not while grabbing coffee, and definitely not on demand. Yet somehow, society acts like women ...

Smiling is one of the warmest, most open gestures a person can give to another – and a sign of genuine happiness. Which is why it’s so unsettling when strange men demand that women smile on cue.

And for artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, her most recognized body of work Stop Telling Women to Smile was just that. The illustration series that began in 2012 voiced the direct thoughts of women on ...