Feminism

An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work

An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work

Home care workers are still excluded from federal labor laws fifty years after protesters demanded inclusion.

Aug 26, 2013 / Bryce Covert

White Is the New White

White Is the New White White Is the New White

It’s time white women drop the practice of authenticating—and profiting from—the experiences of women of color. 

Aug 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Aura Bogado

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘War on Women’ Is as Real as Ever

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘War on Women’ Is as Real as Ever Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘War on Women’ Is as Real as Ever

What's the bigger threat to American women: Republican policies or Anthony Weiner's sexual indiscretions?

Aug 13, 2013 / Press Room

Texas, Ireland, Abortion and Ross Douthat, Round 2

Texas, Ireland, Abortion and Ross Douthat, Round 2 Texas, Ireland, Abortion and Ross Douthat, Round 2

As abortion access becomes increasingly limited in some states and countries, providing generous health and welfare provisions for women and children is vital.

Aug 13, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

The Trojan Horse of the Anti-Choice Movement

The Trojan Horse of the Anti-Choice Movement The Trojan Horse of the Anti-Choice Movement

The fake clinics posing as “crisis pregnancy centers” lie to women and shame them, and are supported by extreme politicians and sometimes even taxpayer dollars.

Aug 9, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue

Exploiting Egypt’s Rape Culture for Political Gain

Exploiting Egypt’s Rape Culture for Political Gain Exploiting Egypt’s Rape Culture for Political Gain

In Egypt, as well as in the West, outrage over rampant sexual assault has too often been about political agendas rather than concern for the actual victims.

Aug 8, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller

How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men

How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men

The personal is also political for husbands.

Aug 8, 2013 / Bryce Covert

#AskJessica: Why Don’t Feminists Care More About Anthony Weiner?

#AskJessica: Why Don’t Feminists Care More About Anthony Weiner? #AskJessica: Why Don’t Feminists Care More About Anthony Weiner?

Because we have more important things to worry about. 

Aug 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Invisible Women: The Consequences of Forgetting Sybrina Fulton

Invisible Women: The Consequences of Forgetting Sybrina Fulton Invisible Women: The Consequences of Forgetting Sybrina Fulton

We can no longer afford to leave black women’s experiences out of the narrative anti-black racism in the United States. 

Aug 1, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Why Do the People Raising Our Children Earn Poverty Wages?

Why Do the People Raising Our Children Earn Poverty Wages? Why Do the People Raising Our Children Earn Poverty Wages?

Women who care for poor kids are often mothers living in poverty themselves.

Jul 31, 2013 / Feature / E. Tammy Kim

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