Gender and Sexuality

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The Wage Gap Is Worse for Black Women The Wage Gap Is Worse for Black Women

Black women earn just 67 cents for every dollar white men earn.

Aug 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel

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

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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? 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

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Why Are There So Many Women in Jail? Why Are There So Many Women in Jail?

The number of women in jails has skyrocketed over the past four decades.

Aug 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Meet the ‘Feminists’ Doing the Koch Brothers’ Dirty Work

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

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The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump

Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.

Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women in STEM

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

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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

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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

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