Serena Williams Is Today’s Muhammad Ali Serena Williams Is Today’s Muhammad Ali
As a political symbol and an athletic powerhouse, Serena Williams is “the greatest” in her sport.
Jul 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda
Clinton is a politician who believes in pragmatism, and she has come to believe that it is pragmatic to run an explicitly liberal campaign.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
July 3, 1860: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Is Born July 3, 1860: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Is Born
“Every country must sooner or later confront the same alternatives: crowd and starve, fight and die, or limit the population.”
Jul 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
This Professor Was Fired for Saying ‘Fuck No’ in Class This Professor Was Fired for Saying ‘Fuck No’ in Class
The misuse of sexual-harassment policies by pusillanimous college administrators is creating a campus panic.
Jul 2, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises
Facebook and Google have been trying to increase diversity for a year, to little result.
Jun 30, 2015 / Bryce Covert
We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office
Without Title IX, women athletes would not have had the opportunities that they do today. We need a similar movement for women candidates.
Jun 19, 2015 / Cynthia Terrell
The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce
In the 21st century, the worker is still assumed to be a man.
Jun 17, 2015 / Bryce Covert
June 16, 1938: Joyce Carol Oates Is Born June 16, 1938: Joyce Carol Oates Is Born
"Oates believes strongly in the authority of the individual’s experience of reality."
Jun 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
The Magnificence of Marta and Soccer’s Enduring Sexism The Magnificence of Marta and Soccer’s Enduring Sexism
Outright prejudice from top FIFA leaders is undermining the legacy of Brazil's most accomplished star.
Jun 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary
Clinton is running as a feminist—and that matters for all women.
Jun 2, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt