Women at Work
Women Are Being Shut Out of the Workforce Like Never Before
Men joined the labor force at three times the rate of women last year, underscoring a gender-based jobs crisis that is escalating across America.
Josie Cox
Josie Cox is a journalist, author, broadcaster and public speaker. Her book, “WOMEN MONEY POWER: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality,” was released in 2024.
Forgotten Feminists
101 Years Ago: The Making of America’s First Woman Governor
She did not frame her success as a triumph of gender or claim to be breaking barriers. Instead, she spoke of civic duty and circumstance
Women at Work
Unemployment Hits Black Women the Hardest
The overall unemployment rate is at a four year high but it’s not impacting all workers in the same way.
Women You Should Know
'Winning the Bread and Baking it, Too'—How The Economics of 'Having It All' is Burning Women Out
Economist Corinne Low’s new book explores the myth of the tradwife, the trap of flexibility, and how unrealistic expectations are crushing women.
Culture
"Queen of Romantic Comedy"— 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Author Has Died of Cancer at 55
Known as Sophie Kinsella, Madeleine Wickham wrote more than 30 books selling over 45 million copies.
Worklife
Women Still Face a ‘Broken Rung’ to Promotion
A new report shows that women still face systemic barriers to being promoted.
Working While Female
The Radically Honest Out-of-Office Message
Women are swapping corporate niceties for real talk. It’s more than just a charming stunt; it’s a brilliant act of microfeminism.
Violence against women and girls
'Every 10 Minutes'—Research Shows Harrowing Rates of Femicide Around the World
Last year, 137 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member every day, according to new UN data
Culture
I’ll Never Break Up With a Breakup Album
The breakup song is the ultimate declaration of independence and rediscovery—a tribute to the complexity of womanhood.
Four in 10 Young Women Want to Leave America
New research indicates that 40% of women would leave the U.S. if they were able to.
Forgotten Feminists
Bread Lines on the Upper West Side and America's Missing Moral Conscience
The civil-rights pioneer and feminist visionary Pauli Murray reshaped American law and identity. Her voice matters as inequality deepens.
Leadership
Trust in Women Leaders Has Fallen to An All-Time Low
An annual index shows trust in women to lead businesses and governments has dropped in major economies.
Persisting Through Politics
Nancy Pelosi Announces the End to Her Trailblazing, History-Making 38-Year Political Career
Her legacy will leave a mark on the country’s history, the political aspirations of women, and the lives of all Americans.
Health
Here's Scientific Proof That Feminism is Good For Your Heart
A new study suggests adults living in countries with greater gender equality have greater cardiorespiratory fitness.
Unpaid labor
50 Years Ago, Icelandic Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.
They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.
Social Media
Maybe Tradwives Are Simply Misunderstood
New research suggests that what draws women to the aesthetic is not submission, but simplicity.