The UN Backs Down a Little, Adds More Women to Its Peacekeeping Panel The UN Backs Down a Little, Adds More Women to Its Peacekeeping Panel
Caving to outside pressure, this week the organization added women to the High-level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations—but it still falls short of gender parity.
Dec 3, 2014 / Barbara Crossette
Q&A: Eve Ensler on Hillary, Feminism, Revolution and Her New Play Q&A: Eve Ensler on Hillary, Feminism, Revolution and Her New Play
A conversation with the feminist playwright and One Billion Rising leader, whose new play, O.P.C., opens in Cambridge on November 28.
Nov 25, 2014 / Laura Flanders
The White House Will Focus on Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How to Make it Count. The White House Will Focus on Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How to Make it Count.
Advocates pushing to expand My Brother's Keeper say it’s good to see their concerns acknowledged and keep their eyes on next steps.
Nov 21, 2014 / Dani McClain
What Sexual Harassment? What Sexual Harassment?
Surely there's no harm in giving someone a compliment?
Nov 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off
The average American woman works for “free” for two months thanks to the wage gap and unpaid labor.
Nov 13, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors
The famous blogger needn’t panic. Twitter’s new partnership with the feminist group WAM! is an attempt to fight abuse, not impose ideological censorship.
Nov 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like in Mauritius This Is What a Feminist Looks Like in Mauritius
A political scandal in Britain draws attention to labor exploitation that extends far beyond a single T-shirt.
Nov 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women
Prop 47 offers relief to Californians punished for low-level, nonviolent crimes of poverty, which means it could be especially beneficial for women caught up in the criminal justic...
Nov 12, 2014 / Dani McClain
Why Feminism Needs Men Why Feminism Needs Men
The arrival of men signifies a sea change, part of an extraordinary year for feminism, in which the conversation has been transformed.
Nov 3, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally
A bafflingly sexist move could scar the 2015 Women's World Cup.
Oct 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin