Gender and Sexuality

Biden and Sanders debate

The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color

It wouldn’t be hard to find a qualified candidate. Why won’t Biden and Sanders commit?

Mar 16, 2020 / Steve Phillips

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why? Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

OMG—do you really have to ask?

Mar 12, 2020 / Joan Walsh

It’s Time to Debunk the Idea that Women Aren’t ‘Electable’

It’s Time to Debunk the Idea that Women Aren’t ‘Electable’ It’s Time to Debunk the Idea that Women Aren’t ‘Electable’

While the ‘electability’ myth helped sink women in the Democratic primaries, women are winning big at the state and local level.

Mar 9, 2020 / Julie Kohler

Elizabeth Warren at a campaign rally on Super Tuesday

Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren

Warren was a brilliant candidate who would have made a great president. The problem? She’s a woman—and she isn’t “perfect.”

Mar 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

100 years ago, women finally got the vote.

Mar 5, 2020 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

It took so much to get this one man. Will his conviction bring justice to other victims of sexual harassment?

Mar 4, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not.

Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not. Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not.

The Hardball host might still have a job if MSNBC superiors took earlier offenses seriously.

Mar 3, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Emily’s List Has Endorsed Warren—but Will Anyone Hear About It?

Emily’s List Has Endorsed Warren—but Will Anyone Hear About It? Emily’s List Has Endorsed Warren—but Will Anyone Hear About It?

Now not just her campaign but her endorsers too are being erased.

Mar 3, 2020 / Joan Walsh

The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser

The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser

What does it mean to take women’s claims of sexual assault seriously?

Mar 2, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Elizabeth Warren’s devastating confrontation with the former mayor over allegations of sexual harassment made “billionaire” the dirty word—and made me feel respected.

Feb 26, 2020 / Melissa Petro

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