Girls education

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

The administration’s new Title IX rules allow for discrimination against trans student athletes—and buy into some of the worst anti-trans talking points.

Apr 10, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

Brown University Sayles Hall

The Growing Campus Gender Gap The Growing Campus Gender Gap

Why are there fewer men than women in college today?

Jun 14, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts Against the World Girl Scouts Against the World

Now that STEM and girls’ empowerment are mainstream—and Boy Scouts is coed—is there a place for Girl Scouts?

Oct 8, 2021 / Danielle Dreilinger

Laptops

This Is What Dystopia Looks Like This Is What Dystopia Looks Like

Anticipating back-to-school, a teacher reflects on days past and the endless limbo of remote learning.

Aug 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Aaron Talley

Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue

Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue

Across the world, women are demanding access to feminine-hygiene products to lead full, productive lives.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

The work that the NoVo Foundation wants to fund is already happening, though it may not yet have the benefit of big-foundation money.

Apr 26, 2017 / StudentNation / Dani McClain

The Whole World Still Needs Feminism

The Whole World Still Needs Feminism The Whole World Still Needs Feminism

In many countries, women have made strides, but there’s a long way to go to equality.

Mar 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bruce Springsteen

Cover Me Cover Me

Today's Altercation features interesting and relatively obscure cover songs.

Jun 19, 2015 / Eric Alterman

This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winners Are Radicals—and That’s a Good Thing

This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winners Are Radicals—and That’s a Good Thing This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winners Are Radicals—and That’s a Good Thing

Don’t overlook the fact that Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai have challenged economic and political elites, including multinational corporations and President Obama.

Oct 10, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria

Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria

Many families in Nigeria are already skeptical about women’s education. The government’s failure to protect schoolgirls makes it worse.

May 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Zoe Blumenfeld and Foreign Policy In Focus

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