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September 15, 2016
MagazineLaura Reston
The Ladies’ Man
Forget Hillary—Trump is the one who's inspiring women to run for office.
September 15, 2016
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
All Novels Aren’t Political Statements. But They’re Not Apolitical, Either.
What Lionel Shriver got right—and wrong—in her controversial speech about political correctness in literature.
September 9, 2016
Kathryn Joyce
Girl From the North Country
Blair Braverman confronts hostility and harassment in her memoir of adventure in the wilderness.
August 16, 2016
Jaime Schultz
It’s Time To Stop Gender-Testing Athletes
August 8, 2016
Kristen Barber
The Gentrification of the Barbershop
A sociologist on the race, class, and gender dynamics of the “men’s salon."
July 14, 2016
Kathleen Geier
Women Rule the World. Don’t Celebrate Yet, Feminists.
Their policies on women's issues matter more than their gender does.
July 7, 2016
Rabindra Ratan, Cuihua Shen
Are Men Really Better Gamers Than Women?
Debunking one of the biggest stereotypes about women in the gaming community.
June 27, 2016
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Bros Before Homes
On the subtle sexism of men who praise experiences over stuff.
June 23, 2016
Jessica Nordell
Stop Giving Digital Assistants Female Voices
Siri, Alexa, and now Viv all sound like women. That's a problem in real life.
April 21, 2016
Sarah Marshall
Woman on the Verge of a Political Breakdown
Facing a contested election, it’s nearly impossible to consider President Selina Meyer without turning to Hillary Clinton.
April 13, 2016
Clio Chang
This secretive, all-guy Harvard club has gone on record for the first time in 225 years, and it probably regrets it.
April 12, 2016
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Should Feminism Be About Political Solidarity?
On the intersection of feminism and gender fluidity.
April 12, 2016
Clio Chang
Surprise, surprise: Women and minority journalists face the worst abuse from commenters.
April 7, 2016
Elaine Teng
Even in female-driven movies like Frozen, The Hunger Games, and Mulan, men have more lines.
April 1, 2016
Rachel Vorona Cote
The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Ugly Cry
Unburdened from the need to conceal emotion, the crying woman is a force to behold.
March 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
The 2015 VIDA Count is here.
March 14, 2016
Clio Chang
How Black Girls Are Locked Out of America’s Schools
A new book exposes the way America's punitive education system funnels black girls from the classroom into the justice system.
March 2, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Decency prevails in South Dakota.
February 23, 2016
Donna Maney
The Differences Between Men and Women’s Brains
Lesson one: There aren't many.
February 17, 2016
Maggie Foucault
South Dakota is attempting to become the first state to ban transgender students from using the bathroom of their gender identity.

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