The Persistent (Page 2)

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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.

Angela Raynor steps out of a black car wearing a cream jacket and bright green trousers. She is wearing sunglasses.

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.

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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.

A women with a covered face and a baby on her knee is surrounded by rubble and other survivors.

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.

Marian Croak, wearing a pink jacket, waves one hand in the air and holds a microphone in the other.

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.

The new editor of Vogue stands against a backdrop of green doors, her arms crossed in front of her. She wears a yellow and pink button-down and jeans.

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

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

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The Tech Mogul “Steve” Who Looked Out for Women

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

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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.

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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.

Pamela Anderson, with a flicked-out blonde bob and little makeup, wears a navy top with a jewelled brooch.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Who's Going to Fly Your Plane?

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

Oil painting of Margaret Fuller, a brunette woman in a cornflour blue gown, with a cream shawl draped over her shoulders.

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.

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Unpacking AI

‘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?

Essays

‘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.

Sports

‘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.

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Identities

The Labels We Carry

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

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Persisting Through Politics

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

Beware the 'momwashing' provisions.

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Culture

‘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.

An artist illustration shows three people on a stage singing karaoke with balloons above. Two are standing, one is seated in a powerchair.

Disability

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.

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Work-Life Balance

'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.

Pieces of torn-up paper with the lines of a poem on them are scattered on a teal background.

Art

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.

Weddings

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.’

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Culture

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

Making the case for being OK with just being OK.

LGBTQ Rights

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?

Abortion

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.

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Books

'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.

Leora Tanenbaum, a white woman with short dark hair, square glasses, red lips and a black top, smiles into a phone camera.

Technology

'Slut-Shaming' is Evolving. This Author Set Out to Understand Why.

The author Leora Tanenbaum's new book, Sexy Selfie Nation, offers advice on how we can shut down a uniquely harmful form of gender discrimination: slut-shaming.

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Sexual violence

A Colonial-Era Law Makes Marital Rape Legal in India. The Government Refuses to Change It.

In India, arranged marriage is a common practice. Some marriages work out, of course, while in others, a family’s honor is protected, whatever the cost.

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