Women’s Rights

August 29, 2024

Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and the Rise of a New Masculinity

Much has been made of a new masculinity in this election cycle, but the biggest public transformation for men might be the role of the husband. […]
August 29, 2024

Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and the Rise of a New Masculinity

Much has been made of a new masculinity in this election cycle, but the biggest public transformation for men might be the role of the husband. […]
April 19, 2024

Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out on Thursday night for the opening of “Suffs,” a new musical about women’s suffrage. “This is thrilling,” […]
February 19, 2024

How Flight Attendants Fought Back Against Sexism in the Airline Industry

Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A key figure in a landmark lawsuit […]
November 4, 2022

‘Design Mom’ Gabrielle Blair Pivots to Politics

After 16 years of making a name for herself as a blogger and home decor expert, Design Mom has written her manifesto — about reproductive health. […]
April 28, 2022

Reconsidering the Spice Girls: How Manufactured Girl Power Became Real

In a scene from the 1997 film “Spice World,” the Spice Girls are rehearsing for the movie’s climactic performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Dressed in […]
November 19, 2020

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?

Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for … something. She can’t quite remember what for, only […]
November 19, 2020

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?

Nyla Conaway, 19, remembers being “called out” for changing her profile picture on Instagram in solidarity for … something. She can’t quite remember what for, only […]
November 8, 2020

Kamala Harris in Her White Suit

On Saturday night, when Kamala Harris stepped onto the stage and into history at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del., as Vice President-elect of the United […]
November 3, 2020

Betty Dodson, Women’s Guru of Self-Pleasure, Dies at 91

Betty Dodson, a feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure who taught generations of women how to masturbate in workshops, books and videos, seeing the do-it-yourself climax […]