Josie Cox - The Persistent

Persisting Through Politics

Multiple Lawsuits Filed Over Trump’s Attempt to Overhaul U.S. Elections

The complaints say Trump's executive order issued last week on voting rights is unconstitutional and could prevent millions of citizens from voting—in particular women and people of color.

The Pandemic

Post Covid, Why Do Women Seem to Be Suffering So Much More Than Men?

The pandemic’s effects linger in the form of a sweeping mental health crisis that’s burdening young women. And then there's long Covid.

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Money

Trillions of Dollars Are About to Flow Into the Hands of (Mostly) Women. It’s As Big a Deal As It Sounds.

Women are set to be the primary inheritors of around $80 trillion—an enormous wealth transfer which has the potential to change our economic and social landscape.

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History Lessons

My Reluctant Feminist Hero

In a world in which wealth and opulence seem to beget political power, I long for a leader with un-showy discipline. I can’t help thinking of Angela Merkel.

History Lessons

Henrietta Lacks: A Moral Wrong That May Never Be Righted

Her name may not be a household name, but ‘HeLa cells’ from Henrietta Lacks's cervix changed the world.

Ideas

Coming to a Theatre Near You

Is Hollywood finally catching up with the real world? Maybe, sort of, yes.

The Grammys

One Victorious Beyoncé Does Not Equality Make

It’s a great story, but women aren’t really ruling the Grammys. When they’re nominated just one-third of the time, how could they?

Healthcare

More Women Are Entering Medicine — And It's Good for Everyone

Improved social support, more role models, and reduced bias in medical schools have fueled the change. When it comes to patient outcomes, it makes a difference.

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Q&As

In a Deeply Divided World, Can Anything Unite Us? Perhaps a Comma Or Two.

Ellen Jovin is a grammarian whose conversations about language can help us connect in a world that feels broken.

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DEI

DEI Is Something We All Rely On—Whether We Admit It or Not.

When companies are more inclusive, everyone profits. So when DEI gets shut down, it’s up to everyone to step up.

Power

As Always With Davos, A Question of Who Gets to Be in the Room

This year, over 50 heads of state are in attendance, as well as about 1,600 business leaders.

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Mental Health

A Handful of Reasons to Be Hopeful. (Yes, We Found Some!)

Wars, wildfires and felonious world leaders are dominating the news cycle. But also: Diseases are being treated, solar power is booming and some animals are back from the brink of extinction.

Persisting Through Politics

Deciding Which Way to Look

Two men will be honored on Monday. They couldn't be more different.

Los Angeles Fires

Yes, Los Angeles Is Burning. No, DEI Is Not to Blame.

Within a day of the California wildfires igniting, right-wing influencers and conservative media outlets had decided what was to blame for the deadly blazes: DEI. That’s utterly ridiculous.

History Lessons

Why Can’t We Just Pass the ERA? It’s Complicated.

The Equal Rights Amendment is a simple 24-word piece of legislation. But it’s also a historic movement, more than a century in the making, that began with women’s suffrage and continues to this day.

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Violence against women and girls

Bright Light. Big Smile. Her Name Was Debrina Kawam.

The story of the woman set alight on the New York subway is a reminder that everyone, even when they’re anonymous, is a somebody.