The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake
Republican leaders want to ban abortions after twenty weeks, but they don’t realize that many women need late abortions because GOP policies prevent them from getting the car...
Jul 29, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
#AskJessica: How Can Feminists Make Their Voices Heard? #AskJessica: How Can Feminists Make Their Voices Heard?
A big book deal isn't the only way.
Jul 26, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
In Defense of Carlos Danger In Defense of Carlos Danger
Anthony Weiner is a weasel, a liar, a moron and a ridiculous egomaniac. It doesn’t take a picture of his junk to prove that.
Jul 24, 2013 / Blog / Richard Kim
Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies? Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?
Politicians from President Obama to Republican leaders are introducing legislation aimed at fixing the challenge of balancing family and careers.
Jul 23, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Orange Is the New Black appears to traffic in tired class and race stereotypes, but it also, episode by episode, tries to challenge some of those assumptions by filling in the wome...
Jul 23, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Departs Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Departs
This week, caravans depart from New York City and San Francisco on an Abortion Rights Freedom Ride to defend the reproductive rights of women and protect some states’ last ab...
Jul 22, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Temperatures Rising Over Military Sexual Assaults Temperatures Rising Over Military Sexual Assaults
A fight is escalating between Senate Democrats about taking prosecution out of the chain of command, a reform advocates argue is crucial but the Pentagon says is out of the questio...
Jul 19, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence
The advent of smart phones and social media has generated applications, some of them free, to prevent sexual violence.
Jul 17, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Fear and Consequences: George Zimmerman and the Protection of White Womanhood Fear and Consequences: George Zimmerman and the Protection of White Womanhood
White women are taught to fear men of color, but the results of George Zimmerman’s trial prove that it’s time to change that.
Jul 16, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
The GOP Pickup Artist’s Guide to Seducing Female Voters The GOP Pickup Artist’s Guide to Seducing Female Voters
Step one: disdain and indifference.
Jul 16, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow