Gender and Sexuality

Donald Trump and Jerry Falwell

Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump

If you leave out the part about him being a corrupt, immoral con man and bully, there’s lots for them to like.

Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time

5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time 5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time

Sheryl Sandberg preached fitting into the power structure. Instead, women are challenging it.

Mar 21, 2018 / Helaine Olen

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Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue

Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…

Mar 21, 2018 / Our Readers

Louise Slaughter—Feminist, Environmentalist, Media Reformer, and Champion of Economic Justice

Louise Slaughter—Feminist, Environmentalist, Media Reformer, and Champion of Economic Justice Louise Slaughter—Feminist, Environmentalist, Media Reformer, and Champion of Economic Justice

The veteran New York congresswoman, who died Friday at age 88, was an aggressive progressive who spoke truth to power.

Mar 16, 2018 / John Nichols

CIW Freedom Fast

These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen? These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen?

Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are fasting to pressure Wendy’s to join a breakthrough fair-food program that’s raised wages and made workplace harassment obsolete.

Mar 15, 2018 / Rinku Sen

The Women of Wages for Housework

The Women of Wages for Housework The Women of Wages for Housework

A new book edited by Silvia Federici and Arlen Austin helps  capture the excitement and ideas of a movement that had modest origins but spread around the world within several ...

Mar 14, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jaffe

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Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North

Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.

Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

These women fought, often in obscurity, for justice and equality. 

Mar 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power

A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power

From New Zealand to Namibia, they’re building a more humane society.

Mar 8, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister

Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister

She’s one of a number of young women leaders who offer a refreshing contrast to right-wing populism.

Mar 8, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

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