Gender equality

Hillary Clinton

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

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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

Teresa Buchanan

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

Google Sign

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

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded

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 Score: Workers Don't Get Pregnant, Do They?

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

Joyce Carol Oates

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 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 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

The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman

The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman

The superheroine’s polygamous creator exploited the love and labor of the women who were his inspiration.

May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Emily Greenhouse

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