I Like Solo Dining. Do You?
A World Happiness Report suggests women experience more negative emotions than men when dining alone. I'm not convinced.
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Women You Should Know
Who Gets to be a Wartime Hero?
Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.
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.
Mental Health
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.
Beauty
Disabled in a Swimsuit
I can’t explain how being noticed beside a pool is materially different to being noticed in the snacks aisle at the supermarket. But it is.
Design
Yes, Cities Can Be Sexist. Here’s How to Fix Them.
The idea that urban design can be discriminatory has become more established in recent years. Some city planners are making changes accordingly.
Working While Female
When Your Boss Tells You to Come In 5 Days a Week, Here’s What You Can Say
After five years of work from home, return-to-office mandates are everywhere. But research shows that nobody really benefits—not even businesses.
AI
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.
‘A Scar That Stays With Us’—Two Years After a Devastating Earthquake, a Refusal to Be Forgotten
Two years after a 2023 earthquake devastated swaths of Syria and Turkey, lives are still being rebuilt. Women bear the brunt of it.
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.
Reproductive Health
Menstrual Blood Is Having a Moment
When it comes to medical diagnoses and health markers, period blood is something of a superpower. We should leverage it.
Women You Should Know
‘Everybody Should Be a Feminist Filmmaker’
The unassuming story of three working-class Indian women has captured the world’s attention. Here’s why.
Unpaid labor
I Thought My Year of Yes Would Lead to More Paid Work. How Wrong I Was.
Organizations only truly value what they pay for. The rest they dispose of easily and forget. Don’t let that be you.
Forgotten Feminists
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.
Women You Should Know
Some Love Stories Start with a Glance. This One Starts with a Movement.
A love story doesn’t just have to be between two people, says Jana Naomi Smith, the creator of Red for Revolution.
Mental Health
When Dreams Are Put On Hold
In Afghanistan, women's blocked opportunities to have a career, contribute to society and earn a living are creating a mental health crisis.