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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Science
Sleep Is Different for Women Than for Men, and No, It’s Not Women’s Fault.
Nap when you get a chance. There’s no telling when you'll get your next good night's sleep.
Work
Yes, Women Are Ambitious. Why Is That Such a Surprise?
Employers fall back on the tired old trope that “women lack ambition” in an attempt to paper over what’s really wrong.
Economy
Can We Please Stop Blaming the Gender Pay Gap on Women?
Despite purported attempts to close the gender pay gap, progress had been sluggish at best, writes Josie Cox in an excerpt from her book, "Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality."
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.
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.
Pay equality
When It Comes to the Gender Pay Gap, the Laws Are There. The Culture is Not.
Laws designed to combat pay injustice are a good start, but it’ll take much more than that to get us across the finish line.
Culture
Men Still Aren’t Reading Women’s Books. Can the Women’s Prize Help?
The author Kate Mosse co-founded the Women’s Prize for Fiction to shrink the gender gap in publishing. Twenty-nine years on, she says her work is far from finished.
Culture
Was Shakespeare a Feminist? Juliet Gives Us a Clue.
A new production of Romeo and Juliet in London peels back layers of misogyny, racism and sexism. It’s a lot.
Justice
The Complicated Relationship Between Justice and Gender
How stereotypes and societal tropes have shaped the trials of women wrongfully convicted of murder.
Business
Stalled Progress In the C-Suite
Women still only account for one-tenth of Fortune 500 CEOs.
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.
Culture
The Unchecked World of Normalized Misogyny
Nick Kyrgios has been added to the BBC’s Wimbledon commentary roster. The move serves as a reminder that sexism is well entrenched.
Motherhood
When Did Boy Mom Culture Become So Problematic?
There’s science to back up the idea that parenting boys is different—but social media has made it weird.
Politics
The Art of Overcoming Resentment
Sometimes even the most unlikely moments of outreach can yield something remarkable.