Money
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.
Q&As
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.
Culture
‘Let's Be Honest, Moms Are Never In the Photo’
The photographer Nancy Borowick takes on a taboo topic and puts mothers at the center.
Books
If You Could Take a Pill That Erased Feelings of Guilt, Would You?
Imagine if women could unabashedly do their thing without worrying about others’ feelings.
Culture
Lilly Ledbetter Has Made It to the Big Screen. It’s About Time.
It took the writer and director Rachel Feldman years of doors being slammed in her face before she got her movie off the ground, but she’s finally done it: LILLY is out May 9.
History Lessons
Who Gets to be a Wartime Hero?
Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.
Movies
‘Everybody Should Be a Feminist Filmmaker’
The unassuming story of three working-class Indian women has captured the world’s attention. Here’s why.
Culture
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.
Q&As
In a Deeply Divided World, Can Anything Unite Us? Perhaps a Comma Or Two.
Ellen Jovin is a grammarian whose conversations about language can help us connect in a world that feels broken.
Books
Our Year In Books: Escape? Engage? Do Both?
The Persistent's editors round up their favorite reads of the year.
Books
Two Friends, One Diagnosis: This Is a Love Story
When Kat Alexander started looping through cycles of mania, it was her best friend, Mara Altman, who came to the rescue.
Books
Designers Are Taught to Think of Their Work as Neutral. It’s Not.
Feminist design can show up in anything from the apps we use to the healthcare we receive. The issue is prioritizing it.
Culture
'Now It's Over, I Don't Feel Any Better At All’
The short film, “Incompatible,” tells the story of a pregnant-working class woman making an all-but-impossible choice.
Persisting Through Politics
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.
Politics
How Do Feminists Feel About Mexico's New President? It's Complicated.
Is Mexico's new president good for women? It depends who you ask.
Media
Who Takes the Photo, Tells the Story
The founder of Women Photograph on how diversity in photojournalism can change the conversation. (Yes, it really matters.)