Well, I'm not able to measure them but I realize I may have incorrectly categorized them as women's when I should've maybe put girls. I don't know if this will help but I purchased these shorts from a store called Dots (Not sure if they're still in business somewhere or not) and I would say that their clothes ran a little smaller than expected. Similar to stores like Rainbow Shops. I hope this helps
Thank you for the info to help me make a good buy ;) To measure, you can manage with a ruler, too :) Just lay the waistband super flat and do it 12" at a time :D