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How to Help Fight Hunger in the U.S.
If you are feeling helpless in the face of appalling food inequality, here are a few places to donate and volunteer.
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.
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It’s So Easy to Blame the Mom
America is funding research to identify the root causes of autism, but it's looking in all the wrong places.
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.
Working While Female
‘I Don't Invest in Mothers’—8 Female Founders on the Most Outrageous Things Male Investors Ever Said to Them
From being asked about kids and marriage to fending off kisses, here’s what women have to deal with when trying to start a company.
Violence against women and girls
France (Finally) Changes the Legal Definition of Rape to Include Consent
The definition defines consent as free and informed, specific, prior, and revocable. 'It cannot be inferred solely from the victim’s silence or lack of response.'
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Culture
Where Is Mary Shelley In All the ‘Frankensteins’ Out There?
Maybe it’s time for a woman to show us what “Frankenstein” is really about.
When The Government Shutdown Came For SNAP, Women Stepped Up to Help
On Saturday, 42 million Americans are set to lose crucial food support. A grassroots mutual aid movement fueled by moms is springing into action.
AI
‘Don’t Pretend You Don’t Love It’—The Dark, Misogynistic Underside of AI
From biased chatbots to sexist and aggressive avatars, AI already comprises a whole set of tools capable of harassing and harming women.
Infertility
IVF Makes More Boys. Now We Understand Why
New research suggests the way embryos are scored might be favoring boys.
Persisting Through Politics
Demolishing the East Wing to Make Room for a Ballroom Wipes Away the Work of First Ladies
President Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing ignores that this "small building" has long been the symbolic heart of the nation.
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.
Women You Should Know
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.