Emma Haslett

Emma Haslett is a U.K.-based journalist and author whose podcast, 'Big Fat Negative,' looks at infertility, IVF and the trials of trying for a baby.

When a Heatwave Hits, It’s Women Who Pick Up the Pieces

Sunhats, sunscreen, hydration: It’s the primary carers dropping everything to keep everyone cool.

by Emma Haslett

The U.K.'s Ruling Party Has a Woman Problem

For a party that talks a big talk on women and equality, it's embarrassing that Labour has never elected a woman as leader.

by Emma Haslett

AI Skews Beautiful. What Is That Doing to Us?

Images of people generated by AI tend to be gorgeous, even when creators ask them to be ugly. That could have a profound effect on our emotional wellbeing.

by Emma Haslett

Researchers Have Found A New Reason Older Women Struggle to Conceive

It turns out it isn't just ageing eggs that make it harder for women in their late forties to conceive.

by Emma Haslett

British Women Are Angry. Of Course We Bloody Are.

A survey has named British women among the angriest in Europe. It's obvious why: they've got so much to be angry about.

by Emma Haslett

Matriarchy Is Having a Moment. Why?

Like your worst boss, the patriarchy has spent centuries failing upwards. Who — or what — is going to stop it?

by Emma Haslett

It’s Five Years Since the Murder of Sarah Everard. Has Anything Changed?

Recommendations to improve policing in the wake of Everard’s murder have yet to be implemented—meanwhile, for women, the world feels like a darker place.

by Emma Haslett

'Wuthering Heights' is an Awful Book. But the Movie Makes It Better.

I’ve always thought Emily Brontë's classic was a horrible book about horrible people. But Emerald Fennell’s movie, with its moments of tenderness, has made it just a little less horrible.

by Emma Haslett

When Grief Belongs to All of Us

Could grief over someone I don't know rightfully be mine?

by Emma Haslett

A Legacy of Activism: Remembering the Photographer Michele Singer Reiner

As her husband, Rob Reiner, grabs most of the headlines following the couple’s shocking murder, we remember Michele Singer Reiner’s creative and philanthropic work.

by Emma Haslett

'Just Pills'—How Women Created Their Own Abortion Revolution

A new book reveals how ordinary women—not doctors—first noticed the effects of the medication now sold as so-called ‘abortion pills.’

by Emma Haslett

Trump’s 'Piggy' Insult is Distracting Us From the Real Issue

Shocking? Yes. Surprising? No.

by Emma Haslett

IVF Makes More Boys. Now We Understand Why

New research suggests the way embryos are scored might be favoring boys.

by Emma Haslett

Even Jane Goodall Had a Sexist Boss

A new book by the anthropologist Keriann McGoogan reveals the drama behind the rise of the world's most famous women primatologists.

by Emma Haslett

So Long, Jilly Cooper. It’s Been a Scream.

The author Jilly Cooper has died at 88. Her 18 novels and memoirs give us glorious insight into a bygone era.

by Emma Haslett

Expectant Mothers Deserve More Options Than Just ‘Toughing It Out’

The swirl of misinformation around Tylenol and pregnancy points to a bigger problem: An overall reluctance to include pregnant women in medical research.

by Emma Haslett

Gentle Parenting is Gentle on Everyone But the Mothers Doing It

While gentle parenting places a high value on children’s feelings, it doesn’t have the same concerns about parents.

by Emma Haslett

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

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

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 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

‘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

'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

The Popularity of the Pill Is Plummeting—at the Exact Moment It Shouldn’t Be

Birth control gave women control over their bodies, their careers and their futures. A cultural campaign against the pill risks rolling all this back.

by Emma Haslett

When Soccer Wasn’t Such a Guy Thing

Women’s soccer in the U.K. goes way back in history. But at one point it was banned. By the time the ban was lifted, the damage had been done.

by Emma Haslett

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