Progressive Women Are Running for Office All Over the Country Progressive Women Are Running for Office All Over the Country
The anti-Trump candidacies of Teachout, Jayapal, and Flores should serve as a reminder that, as important as the presidency is, the White House is not the only thing at stake in 20...
May 24, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Trump Has Played the Man Card His Whole Life Donald Trump Has Played the Man Card His Whole Life
Most women have worked for, or dated, a sexist jerk like Trump. They don’t want to see him as president.
May 16, 2016 / Joan Walsh
How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always
A new book reminds us that mothers are voices from the front lines that we all need to hear.
May 7, 2016 / Dani McClain
The ‘Woman Card’ The ‘Woman Card’
So if playing the “woman card” really Is entrenched now in Hillary’s plans, She’s a bargain: Her president’s paycheck Will be 10 percent less than a man’s.
May 5, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote
It’s not his focus on the economy—it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that the economy is structured by gender and race.
May 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Meet Two Women Tackling Misogyny in Sports Journalism Meet Two Women Tackling Misogyny in Sports Journalism
Sports journalists Sarah Spain and Julie DiCaro asked men to read aloud the misogynistic messages they receive online in order to increase awareness of harassment.
Apr 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Women Won’t Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home Women Won’t Have Equality Until Dads Stay Home
Here’s how it works.
Apr 20, 2016 / Bryce Covert
Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology
After being cleared of rape charges in 2003, the basketball star conceded that the absence of consent may have occurred. Here’s why that matters.
Apr 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Average Woman Loses Over $10,000 Dollars Every Year to the Gender Pay Gap The Average Woman Loses Over $10,000 Dollars Every Year to the Gender Pay Gap
It’s 2016 and women are still earning just 79 cents for every dollar made by men.
Apr 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
US Women’s Soccer Is More Popular Than Men’s, but the Players Are Still Paid Less US Women’s Soccer Is More Popular Than Men’s, but the Players Are Still Paid Less
The men “get paid more to just show up than we get paid to win major championships.”
Apr 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin