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Two Friends, One Diagnosis: This Is a Love Story

Two Friends, One Diagnosis: This Is a Love Story

When Kat Alexander started looping through cycles of mania, it was her best friend, Mara Altman, who came to the rescue.

by Emma Haslett
As the Trial of ‘Mr. Every Man’ Draws to a Close, France Debates ‘Intent’ vs. ‘Consent’

As the Trial of ‘Mr. Every Man’ Draws to a Close, France Debates ‘Intent’ vs. ‘Consent’

The Pelicot trial pits the notion of intent against the concept of consent. The outcome could alter how these kinds of cases are handled in the future.

by Monique El-Faizy
What Taylor Swift Taught Me About Aging

What Taylor Swift Taught Me About Aging

No age is the right age to be a woman. Unless, of course, you're Taylor Swift.

by Josie Cox
'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.' Wait, Is It?

'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.' Wait, Is It?

Women take on almost all of the additional responsibilities during the holidays. Our cartoonist looks at the data.

by Aubrey Hirsch
Do Australia's Efforts to Protect Kids Online Go Far Enough?

Do Australia's Efforts to Protect Kids Online Go Far Enough?

Is passing an imperfect law really worse than not doing anything at all?

by Josie Cox
A Rash On My Face Made Me Reassess My Relationship With Makeup. Here’s What I Learned.

A Rash On My Face Made Me Reassess My Relationship With Makeup. Here’s What I Learned.

Can you wear makeup and still call yourself a feminist?

by Emma Haslett
Permission to Fail

Permission to Fail

Failing is as much a part of freelancing as bragging about working from home in pajamas. But we don't all fail equally.

by Josie Cox
What Is It About Boobs?

What Is It About Boobs?

Some people like flowers on their homewares. Some like cute animals. I like boobs.

by Mara Altman
Could Advertising Be An Activist Tool?

Could Advertising Be An Activist Tool?

How do you sponsor something that apparently nobody wants to see? You trick them into it.

by Francesca Donner
Designers Are Taught to Think of Their Work as Neutral. It’s Not.

Designers Are Taught to Think of Their Work as Neutral. It’s Not.

Feminist design can show up in anything from the apps we use to the healthcare we receive. The issue is prioritizing it.

by Emily Goligoski
'Now It's Over, I Don't Feel Any Better At All’

'Now It's Over, I Don't Feel Any Better At All’

The short film, “Incompatible,” tells the story of a pregnant-working class woman making an all-but-impossible choice.

by Emma Haslett
Not Ladylike to Laugh? Oh, Please.

Not Ladylike to Laugh? Oh, Please.

For men to be funny, women don’t have to be unfunny. Both may chuckle.

by Suchandrika Chakrabarti
On Tuesday, Signs of Progress, Too

On Tuesday, Signs of Progress, Too

While all eyes were on Donald Trump's win, sure signs of progress emerged on Tuesday, too.

by Josie Cox
What Went Wrong for Kamala Harris?

What Went Wrong for Kamala Harris?

In the end, it wasn't even a close-won race. Did the Harris campaign get it wrong—or did the Trump side spot something the Democrats didn't?

by Holly Baxter
The Day After the Big Day

The Day After the Big Day

This isn’t the note I was hoping to write. Harris lost. Trump won.

by Francesca Donner
As America Votes Harris vs. Trump, One Woman’s Legacy Looms Especially Large

As America Votes Harris vs. Trump, One Woman’s Legacy Looms Especially Large

How Shirley Chisholm, who ran for president against all odds, forever altered the landscape for women in U.S. politics.

by Josie Cox
‘Blame Women’—How the Trump Campaign Is Courting Voters...and Donors

‘Blame Women’—How the Trump Campaign Is Courting Voters...and Donors

With hours to go before voting begins, the Trump campaign is trying new tactics to establish a MAGA future—and many of those attack women.

by Holly Baxter
How Angry Should Women Voters Be?

How Angry Should Women Voters Be?

The journalist Jessica Valenti chronicles the pro-life movement in forensic detail in her new book. Ahead of the election, she says, voters need to get angry.

by Emma Haslett
The Pain and Joy of Not Running the Marathon

The Pain and Joy of Not Running the Marathon

Sure, I can run a marathon. But I can also not. And maybe, just maybe, in a few years I’ll be able to.

by Josie Cox
What’s Really Fueling U.S. Voters?

What’s Really Fueling U.S. Voters?

In the end, the election may boil down to different ideas about female and male roles; to gender equality and gender traditionalism.

by June Carbone, +2
‘If We Don’t, Who Will?’—How Women in Afghanistan Are Speaking Out

‘If We Don’t, Who Will?’—How Women in Afghanistan Are Speaking Out

It is dangerous to protest in Afghanistan. But it is also dangerous to be a woman. That’s what keeps Afghan women speaking out in whatever ways they can.

by Ruchi Kumar
All’s Well In School. But Come University, Rwandans Wonder: Where Are the Women?

All’s Well In School. But Come University, Rwandans Wonder: Where Are the Women?

Rwanda’s young women aren’t making it to university. Cultural and societal factors are to blame.

by Ginanne Brownell
How I Met Your Other

How I Met Your Other

Why, by dint of a husband being important, does his wife somehow become a less-than, no matter her qualifications?

by Josie Cox
Remembering Lilly Ledbetter: A Life of Grit and Persistence

Remembering Lilly Ledbetter: A Life of Grit and Persistence

Lilly Ledbetter, for whom America’s Fair Pay Act of 2009 was named, has died. She was 86.

by Josie Cox
What They See In Him: The Women Who Know They’re Voting for Trump

What They See In Him: The Women Who Know They’re Voting for Trump

Some women are still backing Trump, even though they don't love his behavior—and they're even more enthusiastic about JD Vance.

by Holly Baxter
The Compelling Case for Careful Self-Promotion

The Compelling Case for Careful Self-Promotion

Women are told to lean in and dare to lead, to be a girlboss and to speak up. But nothing is easy about this. And none of it is risk-free.

by Josie Cox
How Do Feminists Feel About Mexico's New President? It's Complicated.

How Do Feminists Feel About Mexico's New President? It's Complicated.

Is Mexico's new president good for women? It depends who you ask.

by Francesca Donner
Lee and Me

Lee and Me

I wanted to be the objectifier of men and their wars, quirks, and shortcomings, not the objectified. Why was this so hard?

by Deborah Copaken
The Janice Problem

The Janice Problem

A rewatch of Friends reveals it isn't the post-feminist masterpiece we thought it was.

by Emma Haslett
An Epidemic of Violence

An Epidemic of Violence

A single week of headlines shows sexual violence and domestic abuse deeply rooted in every corner of the globe. It’s appalling.

by Josie Cox
U.S. Politics: Who’s the Pro-Family Party Now?

U.S. Politics: Who’s the Pro-Family Party Now?

For decades, the Republican Party has laid claim to “family” and “freedom.” That’s changing.

by Vicki Shabo
When You're The Only Woman in The Room

When You're The Only Woman in The Room

A new report shows a fifth of women are the "only" woman in the room at work. At the current rate it will take two generations for women to stop being the odd one out.

by Josie Cox
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