Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana
A pregnant woman who tried to kill herself after the father of the unborn child left her could face up to sixty-five years in prison for attempted feticide and murder.
Jun 6, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo? Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo?
Esta es una economía en las sombras: el 89 ´por ciento de las niñeras ni siquiera cobra salario mínimo.
Jun 1, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment? Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment?
Tip-stealing bosses are rarely called to account for their abuses. It's time to blow the whistle.
May 30, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Feminists: Time to Stand With S.E. Cupp Feminists: Time to Stand With S.E. Cupp
Let the media—left, right, center—know that the crude sexualization of women who voice their opinions in public is not “satire.” It’s misogyny.
May 25, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Attachment Parenting: More Guilt for Mother Attachment Parenting: More Guilt for Mother
Child-rearing fads aren’t really about children. They’re about regulating the behavior of women.
May 16, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Women: Occupy the Left Women: Occupy the Left
Why is it so hard to understand that women's rights are an economic issue?
May 2, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ann Romney, Working Woman? Ann Romney, Working Woman?
The brouhaha over Hilary Rosen’s comments was not really about whether what stay-home mothers do is work.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism
Katniss Everdeen is a new kind of pop heroine. No boy-crazy shopaholic, she's a complex character on a quest of her own.
Apr 3, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Wisconsin GOP Legislators Go After Single Mothers Wisconsin GOP Legislators Go After Single Mothers
If you had any doubt that Republicans have an even bigger anti-woman agenda than their love of compulsory vaginal probes might suggest, consider Wisconsin’s Senate Bill 507.
Mar 26, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Dear Pro-Choice Women of Means Dear Pro-Choice Women of Means
Here’s why you should make a major gift to an abortion fund.
Mar 21, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt