"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna recorded for her eighth studio album Music (2000). It was released as the third single from the album on April 17, 2001 by Maverick Records, with two other versions being also released: a dance-remix produced by Above & Beyond and a Spanish version titled "Lo Que Siente La Mujer". It was written by Madonna, Guy Sigsworth and David Torn, while production was done by Madonna, Sigsworth and Mark Stent. "What It Feels Like For a Girl" is a mid-tempo electronic and synthpop song, with filtered bass licks, tidal keys and pads as part of its instrumentation. Lyrically, it conveys society's double standard toward women, addressing hurtful myths about female inferiority. To emphasize the message, the song opens with a spoken word sample of Charlotte Gainsbourg from the 1993 film The Cement Garden.

The song received acclaim from most music critics, who agreed it was a highlight from the album, while also remarking that the song was one of the most mature musical ventures of her career. Commercially, "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was successful in most music charts around the world, peaking inside the top ten in over ten countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan and the United Kingdom. In the United States, though it was a more low peak on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23, it managed to achieve success on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the number-one spot.

An accompanying music video for the song was filmed by Madonna's then-husband Guy Ritchie and premiered on March 22, 2001. It features Madonna in a blonde bob wig as she was portraying a reckless woman on a crime spree. The video was criticized for its depiction of violence and abuse, which caused MTV to ban it before 9pm. The single was also released on DVD and VHS containing the music video, which sold 6,200 copies in its first week and earning a place in the Guiness World Record. The song was used as a video interlude and was performed in Spanish on the Drowned World Tour. The song was also covered by the Fox TV series Glee, which was commercially featured on the episode "The Power of Madonna", as well as the following EP.

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