An absorbent article comprising: a chassis including a topsheet and a backsheet joined to the topsheet, the chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region located between the front waist region and the back waist region, a longitudinal axis extending through the front and back waist regions and a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; wherein said absorbent article comprises a barrier cuff strip extending in a longitudinal direction from the front waist region to the back waist region along the topsheet, the barrier cuff strip including a front end at the front waist region, a back end at the back waist region and proximal and distal edges (64, 66) connecting the front end and the back end, the barrier cuff strip distal edge being attached to the topsheet at a cuff end bond region having an outer bond edge at the front end of the barrier cuff strip and an inner bond edge spaced longitudinally from the outer bond edge at a longitudinal length of 1/2 or more of a longitudinal length of the waist region at which the outer bond edge is located; wherein each barrier cuff strip includes a longitudinally extending elastic gathering member attached adjacent to the distal edge such that when allowed to relax, the elastic gathering member contracts and lifts the distal edge away from the topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core including an absorbent layer including an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer material, wherein the absorbent layer has a dry caliper of no more than 5 mm, as measured at an applied pressure of 2.3 kPa using a caliper measurement device with a flat plate with a radius of 2 cm as disclosed herein; wherein the article has a flexure resistance of about 500 g or less as measured by the Modified Circular Bend Procedure disclosed herein, wherein the absorbent core has a greater absorbent capacity in the crotch region than in a region adjacent the crotch region; and wherein at least about 60 percent by weight of the absorbent material is the superabsorbent polymer material. a chassis including a topsheet and a backsheet joined to the topsheet, the chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region located between the front waist region and the back waist region, a longitudinal axis extending through the front and back waist regions and a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; wherein said absorbent article comprises a barrier cuff strip extending in a longitudinal direction from the front waist region to the back waist region along the topsheet, the barrier cuff strip including a front end at the front waist region, a back end at the back waist region and proximal and distal edges (64, 66) connecting the front end and the back end, the barrier cuff strip distal edge being attached to the topsheet at a cuff end bond region having an outer bond edge at the front end of the barrier cuff strip and an inner bond edge spaced longitudinally from the outer bond edge at a longitudinal length of 1/2 or more of a longitudinal length of the waist region at which the outer bond edge is located; wherein each barrier cuff strip includes a longitudinally extending elastic gathering member attached adjacent to the distal edge such that when allowed to relax, the elastic gathering member contracts and lifts the distal edge away from the topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core including an absorbent layer including an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer material, wherein the absorbent layer has a dry caliper of no more than 5 mm, as measured at an applied pressure of 2.3 kPa using a caliper measurement device with a flat plate with a radius of 2 cm as disclosed herein; wherein the article has a flexure resistance of about 500 g or less as measured by the Modified Circular Bend Procedure disclosed herein, wherein the absorbent core has a greater absorbent capacity in the crotch region than in a region adjacent the crotch region; and wherein at least about 60 percent by weight of the absorbent material is the superabsorbent polymer material.