What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism
No joke: Much of Oz’s matriarchal leanings come straight from a radical American feminist.
Mar 8, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Afghan Women Face the Future Afghan Women Face the Future
As the US withdrawal looms, women’s rights advocates plan to carry on their fierce, lonely fight.
How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide
The Helms Amendment bans the use of US foreign aid for all abortion care, including for victims of sexual assault. This International Women's Day, it's time to remember the...
Mar 8, 2013 / Jessica Arons
This International Women’s Day, Remember: Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive This International Women’s Day, Remember: Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive
As long as the ban continues, the theocracy should at least give women access to affordable transportation—but it won’t budge.
Mar 7, 2013 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg? Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg?
Feminists were quick—too quick—to question the Facebook COO's motives for writing Lean In, her self-help manifesto.
Mar 6, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
At the UN, Twenty Years of Backlash to ‘Women’s Rights Are Human Rights’ At the UN, Twenty Years of Backlash to ‘Women’s Rights Are Human Rights’
Socially conservative American Catholics and evangelicals who have led a decades-long campaign against the rights of women in the United States are now gearing up for a season of b...
Mar 5, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
Will the Supreme Court Be Left Behind on Gay Marriage? Will the Supreme Court Be Left Behind on Gay Marriage?
Amicus briefs from business leaders and prominent Republicans make the conservative case for marriage equality nationwide. Will the Court listen?
Mar 4, 2013 / Blog / Nan D. Hunter
Battling Feminist Burnout Battling Feminist Burnout
Here’s how to stay up in a downer world.
Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Why Does Congress’s Only Cherokee Member Keep Voting Against VAWA? Why Does Congress’s Only Cherokee Member Keep Voting Against VAWA?
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) voted against both versions of VAWA reauthorization. If only he would explain why.
Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence
Too often, the defenders of sexism and racism, at the Oscars or in this world, manage to exhaust others right out of the conversation.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean