The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office
Some solutions might help mothers on an individual level while increasing systemic problems.
Mar 13, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs
Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.
Mar 11, 2015 / Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Court: Army Must Refer to Chelsea Manning as a Woman Court: Army Must Refer to Chelsea Manning as a Woman
The military is still now allowing Manning to grow her hair like a female prisoner.
Mar 5, 2015 / George Zornick
Sheryl Sandberg Wants Men to Lean In, but They Really Need to Lean Out Sheryl Sandberg Wants Men to Lean In, but They Really Need to Lean Out
Lean In Together tells men equality isn’t a zero-sum game. But it’s going to have to be.
Mar 5, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity
Colleges around the country are considering adding a third gender option to their student rosters.
Mar 4, 2015 / StudentNation / Nikhilesh De and StudentNation
There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying
Magical thinking may forever protect him.
Feb 27, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Fifty Shades of Basic Fifty Shades of Basic
The romance in the film isn’t perverse—and that’s the problem.
Feb 25, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic
The new documentary The Hunting Ground is a reminder that the campus rape crisis is real.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases? Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases?
Without knowing why disciplinary committees do what they do, we’re in the dark.
Feb 23, 2015 / Judith Resnik, Alexandra Brodsky, and Claire Simonich
Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite
For people who truly care about this issue, there's more to do than glory in Ms. Arquette's acceptance speech.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin