Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To) Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To)
A story of two voting blocs.
Feb 17, 2016 / Sarah Leonard
Beyond Bernie’s Bros and Hillary’s Hellfire Beyond Bernie’s Bros and Hillary’s Hellfire
What the primary race is missing, so far, when it comes to women.
Feb 10, 2016 / Joan Walsh
How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low
Calling Clinton an “enabler” of her husband’s misbehavior, Trump brings more hate from the right-wing fever swamp into the mainstream.
Jan 5, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is
Sexual harassment is a reality for far too many women, even in progressive workplaces.
Dec 22, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics
Describing the way Obama defeated Clinton, Trump displays the psycho-sexual paranoia of the right.
Dec 22, 2015 / Joan Walsh
‘America’s Next Top Model’ Wraps After 22 Seasons of Bigotry ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Wraps After 22 Seasons of Bigotry
Exotic Asians, hot-tempered Latinas, and the original angry black woman—we owe all of these reality TV tropes to Tyra Banks’s fake-empowerment series.
Dec 8, 2015 / Jennifer L. Pozner
For Female Football Players, It’s Pay to Play (and Pray Someone Sees) For Female Football Players, It’s Pay to Play (and Pray Someone Sees)
The Women’s Football Alliance offers opportunity for adult women in the sport—but at what cost?
Nov 23, 2015 / Hanna Brooks Olsen
8 in 10 Hotel Workers Have Been Harassed at Work 8 in 10 Hotel Workers Have Been Harassed at Work
These hospitality workers are pushing for a “panic button” to prevent the attacks that have become endemic in the industry.
Nov 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time
Feminists like Germaine Greer should be valued for what they get right, rather than banned for what they get wrong.
Nov 5, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny
We can’t afford to be cynical about the news that the most lucrative college hoops program in the country uses women as a form of currency.
Oct 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin