Gender and Sexuality

The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll

The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll

Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.

Dec 20, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols

'Day Without a Woman' march

#MeToo Has Debunked the ‘Lean In’ Philosophy #MeToo Has Debunked the ‘Lean In’ Philosophy

Women shouldn’t have to change themselves to succeed at their jobs—not to mention, it doesn’t work.

Dec 19, 2017 / Sarah M. Seltzer

How Should I Deal With My 11-Year-Old Daughter Who Wants to Dress Slutty?

How Should I Deal With My 11-Year-Old Daughter Who Wants to Dress Slutty? How Should I Deal With My 11-Year-Old Daughter Who Wants to Dress Slutty?

Another reader asks what Jesus would do about a creepy guy at church.

Dec 15, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

Savor This Victory: Doug Jones Is Taking Jeff Sessions’s Old Seat

Savor This Victory: Doug Jones Is Taking Jeff Sessions’s Old Seat Savor This Victory: Doug Jones Is Taking Jeff Sessions’s Old Seat

Howell Raines on Alabama, Joan Walsh on #MeToo after Al Franken, and John Nichols on Net Neutrality.

Dec 14, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo 6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

Our writers reflect on how this remarkable moment of accountability can grow and endure.

Dec 13, 2017 / Feature / Jane Fonda, Bryce Covert, Katha Pollitt, Collier Meyerson, Raina Lipsitz, and Joan Walsh

#MeToo March

Sexual Harassment Has Not Changed So Much Since the 1970s Sexual Harassment Has Not Changed So Much Since the 1970s

But let’s hope that, in this latest #MeToo moment, we finally overhaul the system that enables it.

Dec 12, 2017 / Ann Jones

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Plight of Male Chauvinists The Plight of Male Chauvinists

These feminists are taking all the fun out of harassment.

Dec 12, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Before RVW

Before RVW Before RVW

Women’s rights can’t go backwards to Trump’s ideal 1950s America.

Dec 12, 2017 / OppArt / Rose Deler

Palestinian Women Protesting

Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance

A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.

Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Sheeran, Malone, Mars

Songs of Aggression Songs of Aggression

A review of popular music reveals striking and distressing similarities in the way men talk about and deal with women in today’s society.

Dec 8, 2017 / David Hajdu

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