Emma Haslett - The Persistent

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Royalty

Was the Queen a Feminist?

Two years after her passing, the jury's still out.

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Persisting Through Politics

Gender Equality Isn’t Just a Women’s Issue. Tim Walz Knows That.

The vice presidential candidate is a plain-speaking Midwesterner—whose experiences mean he has prioritized policies traditionally classed as “women’s issues”.

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Sports

What Happened to the ‘Most Equal Olympics in History’?

Statistically, Paris 2024 may be the most gender-equal games ever—but the first few days have proven that there’s a long way to go before true equality is achieved.

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Politics

A (Nearly) 50-50 Gender Split in the U.K.’s New Government. It’s About Time.

Research shows that more diverse teams perform better. Will the new U.K. government prove the point?

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Relationships

The Day I Walked Out of The Kitchen

My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.

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Unpaid labor

Heatwaves Are A Women’s Issue. Here’s Why.

The increase in global temperatures will disproportionately affect women. Women’s lives overall will become more difficult.

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Abortion

Two Journalists Investigated the Decade-Long Campaign to Criminalize Abortion. Here’s What They Found Out.

A new book takes a deep dive into the right-wing Christian campaign that overturned Roe v Wade. Ahead of this year’s presidential election, its authors uncover an America that is as divided on the issue as ever.

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Fashion

The Rebellious Power of the Statement Tee

Women have used their clothing for political ends for years. It’s no wonder we’re seeing an uptick in statement fashion.

Policing

The Missing Stories of Missing Women

The journalist Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff was an intern when she learned how newsrooms decide which missing person cases they cover. Now she wants to find a way to change it.

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Technology

What if OpenAI had just not created a female voice option?

Misogyny is entrenched in the technology industry. Scarlett Johansson’s experience with OpenAI shows it still is.

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Maternal Care

How Did Medical Birth Trauma in the UK Become So 'Normal'?

Women share their stories of birth trauma in a new U.K. report. When did shockingly bad maternity care become the norm?

Ideas

Playing Whack-a-Mole With Deepfakes

Tech advancements plus ill-intent are creating a deepfakes nightmare. Can the legal system keep up?

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Parenting

Bluey Has Taken the Easy Way Out On Infertility

Those going through infertility are owed our compassion. Why can’t fiction mirror real life?

Ideas

Misogyny is the Hardest Word

Why don't we call out violence against women when we see it? Two days after Joel Cauchi stabbed six people to death—five of them female—at the Westfield shopping center in Sydney, his motives were starting to become clear: He hated women. His parents have tearfully admitted