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Why is the Vatican cracking down on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious? 

The president’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is a testament to the generations of activists who waged a brave and often lonely battle for gay rights.

Child-rearing fads aren’t really about children. They’re about regulating the behavior of women.

In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

Few new mothers get paid maternity leave. Those who take unpaid leave often go deep into debt to make ends meet.

The math doesn’t add up. It shouldn't cost Obama votes—and it won’t.

Once again President Barack Obama has come tantalizingly close to being terrific.

Why is it so hard to understand that women's rights are an economic issue?

The bishops want to put a stop to the nuns’ focus on social justice. Thanks to their second-class status within the church, the nuns have little recourse.