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April 28, 2020
A Woman’s Worth in a Pandemic
One in three jobs held by women in the U.S. is deemed “essential” right now. Will we value that labor after the crisis has passed?
March 6, 2020
Elizabeth Warren’s Women Stare Into a 2020 Void
“For the general, if it is Biden v. Trump, I will write in Anita Hill.”
January 22, 2020
“Female Monthly Pills” and the Coded Language of Abortion Before Roe
Our future might look much like our past, with pills as a major part of abortion access—and an obsessive target for abortion opponents.
June 24, 2019
Why It Matters How Powerful Men Treat Women
A rape allegation for Donald Trump, a domestic abuse allegation for Boris Johnson, and a filmed assault by Mark Field—all in the same week.
June 5, 2019
The State That Liberal Dreams Are Made Of
Nevada Democrats won full control of the state legislature and governorship last year. Here's what they did with that power.
May 20, 2019
Make Corporate America Pay for Underpaying Women
The gender wage gap has stagnated because the system leaves it up to female workers to fight for fairness.
May 18, 2019
Harvard Was Right to Fire Ron Sullivan
The ex-lawyer for Harvey Weinstein isn't a victim of political correctness or #MeToo excess. He put his professional brand above his students' welfare.
May 2, 2019
Why Aren’t Women a Bigger Force in Indian Elections?
For the first time, female voters are set to outnumber male voters in the world's largest national election.
April 29, 2019
Magazine
Empowerment for What?
The limits of a feminist politics of elite representation
April 25, 2019
Presidential Hopefuls Work to Earn Votes at ‘She the People’ Forum
Women of color, long reliable Democratic voters, finally commanded the attention their support deserves.
April 18, 2019
Magazine
Women of Substance
2020's slate of female presidential candidates is already making history.
March 27, 2019
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U.S. Counterterrorism’s Big Blindspot: Women
The United States doesn't think of women as active participants in terrorist groups. It also doesn't think of women as potential counterterrorist allies.
October 25, 2018
The Growing Inequality of Civil Rights in Trump’s America
Whether citizens of all stripes enjoy broad legal protections increasingly depends on where they live.
October 16, 2018
A Death Sentence Over a Cup of Water?
The case of Asia Bibi has become a symbol of ancient hatreds in Pakistan. The country's Supreme Court has the chance to put things to rights.
September 14, 2018
Why the Gubernatorial Glass Ceiling Is So Hard to Shatter
A record number of women are running for governor, but they'll have to overcome more obstacles than their congressional counterparts.
July 19, 2018
Magazine
Closing the Wage Gap for Women
The case against employers asking what you made at your last job
July 3, 2018
If there’s a blue wave this fall, it will be thanks to women.
June 23, 2018
Driving Toward Change
It took a prince to end Saudi Arabia's ban on female drivers. Monarch-led feminism hasn't worked in the past. But this time might be different.
June 6, 2018
Sam Zell promotes for merit, not because “we gotta get more pussy on the block.”
May 21, 2018
Why Do Americans Refuse to Give Up Tampons?
Throwaway culture and puritanical stigmas are holding women back from adopting a cheaper, more environmentally friendly menstrual product.

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