U.S. Election 2024
What Went Wrong for Kamala Harris?
In the end, it wasn't even a close-won race. Did the Harris campaign get it wrong—or did the Trump side spot something the Democrats didn't?
Politics
U.S. Election 2024
The Day After the Big Day
This isn’t the note I was hoping to write. Harris lost. Trump won.
Forgotten Feminists
As America Votes Harris vs. Trump, One Woman’s Legacy Looms Especially Large
How Shirley Chisholm, who ran for president against all odds, forever altered the landscape for women in U.S. politics.
U.S. Election 2024
‘Blame Women’—How the Trump Campaign Is Courting Voters...and Donors
With hours to go before voting begins, the Trump campaign is trying new tactics to establish a MAGA future—and many of those attack women.
The Interview
How Angry Should Women Voters Be?
The journalist Jessica Valenti chronicles the pro-life movement in forensic detail in her new book. Ahead of the election, she says, voters need to get angry.
U.S. Election 2024
What’s Really Fueling U.S. Voters?
In the end, the election may boil down to different ideas about female and male roles; to gender equality and gender traditionalism.
U.S. Election 2024
What They See In Him: The Women Who Know They’re Voting for Trump
Some women are still backing Trump, even though they don't love his behavior—and they're even more enthusiastic about JD Vance.
Violence Against Women and Girls
An Epidemic of Violence
A single week of headlines shows sexual violence and domestic abuse deeply rooted in every corner of the globe. It’s appalling.
U.S. Election 2024
U.S. Politics: Who’s the Pro-Family Party Now?
For decades, the Republican Party has laid claim to “family” and “freedom.” That’s changing.
Women You Should Know
The Complicated Legacy of Margaret Sanger
The founder of Planned Parenthood advanced women's rights immeasurably. But many of her views were far from progressive.
U.S. Election 2024
Good Behavior, Bad Behavior and the Usual Dose of Sexism
At Tuesday's debate, the few personal attacks Trump had prepared for Harris were noticeable for their studied lack of sexism—at least outwardly.
U.S. Election 2024
Two Years On, The Biden-Harris Effort To Reduce Maternal Mortality Remains—A Start
Maternal mortality is shockingly high in the U.S. What exactly is being done about it?
Paris Olympics 2024
I Love The Paralympics, But Let's Not Kid Ourselves
The Paralympics is always a wonderful spectacle—but let's be honest: they won't change anything for disabled people.
U.S. Election 2024
How Do You Fight Trump in 2024? With Fear, Humor and Optimism—All At Once
High spirits at the DNC revolved around excitement for Kamala Harris possibly smashing the glass ceiling. But underneath the rah-rah-rah was an undercurrent of worry.
U.S. Election 2024
Gender Equality Isn’t Just a Women’s Issue. Tim Walz Knows That.
The vice presidential candidate is a plain-speaking Midwesterner—whose experiences mean he has prioritized policies traditionally classed as “women’s issues”.
Equality
Providing Care After Roe, These Doctors Met a Hurdle They Didn’t Expect
Online abortion providers face constant headwinds, even with protections and systems in place.