Notes From Many Years Notes From Many Years
Helen Gurley Brown’s ideas about women were often as retrograde as the ones she claimed to fight. Why is she still appealing?
Sep 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Madeleine Schwartz
Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel
The author of a new history of dating talks with Nation advice columnist Liza Featherstone.
Aug 29, 2016 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone
France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism
Local bans on “burkinis” aren’t only wrong—they’re counterproductive.
Aug 25, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project? Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project?
Women journalists can go to places where men are barred—and build their careers by exposing the lives of other women.
Aug 24, 2016 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria
Meet the ‘Feminists’ Doing the Koch Brothers’ Dirty Work Meet the ‘Feminists’ Doing the Koch Brothers’ Dirty Work
The Independent Women’s Forum has leveraged its “non-partisan” brand to become an aggressive player in Republican politics.
Aug 18, 2016 / Joan Walsh
80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men 80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men
Female inventors are claiming only a tiny sliver of patents, reflecting a gender bias in technological and scientific invention.
Aug 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing
One woman’s complaint is rarely enough for an employer—or for us.
Aug 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision
Championing the free market is compatible with the company’s original free-love doctrine: The fierce desire of men to feel competent bankrolls both.
Aug 8, 2016 / Hannah Gold
Demand That Politicians Fight to Get Women a Raise Demand That Politicians Fight to Get Women a Raise
The Economic Policy Institute has released a plan to close the gender wage gap.
Aug 2, 2016 / NationAction
The Civil-Rights Movement Made Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Possible The Civil-Rights Movement Made Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Possible
Whatever you think of her, Clinton’s candidacy is an important victory in the long fight for voting rights.
Jul 28, 2016 / Ari Berman