Feminism

Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen

Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen

Our culture will bend over backwards to inject doubt into Dylan Farrow’s harrowing open letter about being sexually assaulted by Allen.

Feb 3, 2014 / Jessica Valenti

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?

Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think

What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think

Does Rand Paul realize that the majority of American women are not related to him?

Jan 27, 2014 / Annie Shields

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

“The Republicans don’t have a war on women. They have a war for women.”

Jan 23, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Because the “War on Women” worked so well last time.

Jan 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk

Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk

At oral argument, members of the Supreme Court seemed suspicious that a thirty-five-foot buffer was necessary for safe entrance to reproductive health facilities.

Jan 22, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman

Back The Fuck Up: Protect Women’s Rights by Getting Out of the Way

Back The Fuck Up: Protect Women’s Rights by Getting Out of the Way Back The Fuck Up: Protect Women’s Rights by Getting Out of the Way

In the wake of the Supreme Court fight over buffer zones, it’s clear that we need something more proactive to protect women and their rights.

Jan 21, 2014 / Jessica Valenti

Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty

Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty

Republicans are once again promoting marriage as a solution to poverty. A comprehensive new report shows why it won't work.   

Jan 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma

What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma

Putting a harder cap on overtime would create more jobs and give exhausted workers more time to take care of their home lives. 

Jan 14, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Haiti’s Women Need More Than a Trickle of Aid Money

Haiti’s Women Need More Than a Trickle of Aid Money Haiti’s Women Need More Than a Trickle of Aid Money

Preventing further sexual and economic violence will require a more equitable distribution of resources within the country and the hemisphere.

Jan 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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