Seeking Justice—or At Least the Truth—for ‘Comfort Women’ Seeking Justice—or At Least the Truth—for ‘Comfort Women’
A growing global movement is ensuring that if the Japanese government won’t hold itself accountable for its crimes against women, then history will.
Jun 25, 2014 / Christine Ahn and Foreign Policy In Focus
Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women? Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women?
In The Curve’s second roundtable discussion, our contributors ask what legislative goals feminists can really achieve in Washington.
Jun 24, 2014 / Kathleen Geier and Curve Contributors
‘Black Women, Like Black Men, Scar’: Conversation on My Brother’s Keeper Heats Up ‘Black Women, Like Black Men, Scar’: Conversation on My Brother’s Keeper Heats Up
A new letter signed by 1,000 women of color calls on the president’s initiative on boys and men to include girls and women.
Jun 18, 2014 / Dani McClain
India’s Missing Women India’s Missing Women
Why does the belief that women are safest when secluded still hold sway in India?
Jun 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Gaiutra Bahadur
The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart
Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.
Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to? Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to?
Hint: it’s the one that defends him whenever he launches into a sexist tirade.
Jun 12, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Does Feminism Have a Class Problem? Does Feminism Have a Class Problem?
Whatever you think of Sheryl Sandberg, her book Lean In achieved one very important objective: it exposed the deep class divide within American feminism.
Jun 11, 2014 / Kathleen Geier and Curve Contributors
‘Obvious Child,’ the Abortion Comedy, Isn’t a Great Film, but It’s a Revelation ‘Obvious Child,’ the Abortion Comedy, Isn’t a Great Film, but It’s a Revelation
Nearly a third of American women will have an abortion at some point in their lives, but it’s an experience we almost never see on film.
Jun 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges
Virtually everyone agrees the system is broken. But while some feminists want colleges to deliver justice, others argue it’s just not their job. Who is right?
Jun 5, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal
Why exactly did the telegenic Cambodian campaigner use fake trafficking victims to raise philanthropic cash from Westerners? And when will Nicholas Kristof ever learn?
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt