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Global Equality for Women and Girls is Grim. What Are We Doing About It?

In 2015, the U.N. established sweeping gender goals. Ten years on, they’re not even close to being met.

If She Were Here Today, She’d Be President

Written out of the history of suffrage, Jeannette Rankin was a remarkable feminist and congresswoman. The author Lorissa Rinehart finally tells her story.

by Josie Cox

Few Things Test Friendships Like Success

It’s reasonable to share in the pain of a friend in need. But sharing in the joy of a friend’s success? That’s harder.

by Luba Kassova

The Hounding of Britain's Deputy Prime Minister was Sexist and Classist

Angela Rayner, Britain’s outspoken deputy prime minister, resigned last week after a media campaign against her. A reminder that some will pay the price while others get off scot-free. It depends on who you are.

by Emma Haslett

The Pay Gap Has Always Been Bad. Now It's Getting Worse.

For the first time in over half a century, the gender pay gap in the U.S. has widened over two consecutive years.

by Josie Cox

In the Aftermath of a Devastating Earthquake, Afghan Women Struggle to Get Help...Because They’re Women

Taliban restrictions have made women medics a rarity, putting women’s health, care and survival at serious risk.

by Rupam Jain

Five Tech Pioneers Who Should Be As Famous as Zuckerberg and Bezos

These five women should be as famous—and well off—as Silicon Valley's finest.

by Josie Cox

What to Make of Vogue's New Editor, Chloe Malle

Chloe Malle’s appointment comes at a moment when Vogue faces an identity crisis.

by Emma Haslett

The Tech Mogul “Steve” Who Looked Out for Women

Her software company would change everything; perhaps most notably how—and where—women could work.

by Josie Cox

How Back to School Puts Working Moms in an Impossible Bind

The mismatch of days off between schools and workplaces is an annual puzzle. It’s moms who bear the brunt.

by Kathleen Davis

Visceral, Dark, Hopeful: The World Through Women’s Eyes

This year's Women Photograph grant winners offer an honest, hopeful view of the world as it looks through a woman's lens.

by Emma Haslett

The Dignified Revenge of Pamela Denise Anderson

Pamela is not the sum of her scandals or the product of her movie credits. Her latest ‘rebirth’ is just Pamela, once again, being herself.

by Josie Cox

Why Women Dislike Talking About Money. (And What We Can Do About It.)

Ultimately, it might not be about how much you make or how you spend, it's about how money makes you feel.

by Francesca Donner

Am I Really the Adult in the Room Now?

My mother was always the one in the family who took care of everyone and everything. Now, her mind is going, and none of us know quite where we stand.

by Tanya Mozias

Gates Foundation Commits $2.5 Billion To Women’s Health

A significant influx of funding could change one of the most marginalized and overlooked areas in medicine.

by Josie Cox

The Day I Walked Out of The Kitchen

My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.

by Emma Haslett

Who's Going to Fly Your Plane?

A new study finds that women pilots might actually outperform their male counterparts.

by Josie Cox

The Life and Untimely Death of One of America's First Feminists

There’s no way of knowing what Margaret Fuller might have achieved if she hadn’t died in the summer of 1850.

by Josie Cox

‘Because it Feels So Urgent’

We are on the edge of an AI revolution that is going to transform our society. What are we doing about it?

by Ellen Halliday, +1

‘I Couldn’t Stay Away’

A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.

by Monique El-Faizy

‘Equally Valued, Visible and Paid’

The UN human rights chief calls on countries to do more to dismantle gender-based barriers faced by women athletes.

by Josie Cox

The Labels We Carry

Sometimes how you feel on the inside vs. what people see on the outside doesn't match up at all.

by Hyesu Lee

I Wish Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Was the Solution to America’s Child Care Crisis. It’s Not.

Beware the 'momwashing' provisions.

by Molly Dickens

‘The Chaotic, the Creative, the Instinctive, the Structured, the Mathematical’

An immersive project at Canterbury Cathedral marks the 1969 moon landing—and the women from a Navajo reservation in New Mexico who made that landing possible.

by Emma Haslett

June May Be Over, But It’s Still Pride For Me

Hosting a Pride prom served as a reminder that someone can be included, understood and loved for who they are without having to leave parts of their identities at the door.

by Lucy Webster

'If You’re Looking For Work-Life Balance, This Isn't It.'

Those who can’t meet the increased demands of employers will naturally lose out.

by Emma Haslett

I've Been Thinking About Creativity All Wrong. Perhaps You Have Too.

Creativity shouldn't be about success. It should be about the simple joy of trying something out.

by Josie Cox

At the Bezos-Sánchez Wedding, All Eyes Were on the Bride, But So Was the Criticism.

Coverage of Jeff Bezos compared with Lauren Sánchez is highly gendered. He is a man with an ‘achiever mindset’. She is...’bikini-clad.’

by Holly Baxter

I’m Trying to Embrace Mediocrity. How About You?

Making the case for being OK with just being OK.

by Josie Cox

Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S., a Decade On

Ten years since the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell, how do things look for LGBTQ rights?

by Josie Cox

Three Years Post Dobbs, Everything Has Changed, and Nothing

Abortion remains a wildly divisive issue in the U.S., with perspectives varying dramatically by state.

by Josie Cox

'Quite Looking Forward to Going Mad With Grief'

A dying father. A world awash in Covid. A total loss of control. And a mind that refuses to snap.

by Megan Clement