Gender and Sexuality

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

We’ve reached a point where desperate women who end their pregnancies before viability are being locked up.

Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery

In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery

On women who refused to live in silence and be consigned to oblivion.

Mar 30, 2015 / Eduardo Galeano

The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work

The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work

This week’s Supreme Court ruling is one step toward protecting pregnant workers from the whims of their employers.

Mar 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Let’s Just Get Rid of the Hyde Amendment

Let’s Just Get Rid of the Hyde Amendment Let’s Just Get Rid of the Hyde Amendment

The 1970s-era legislation has been haunting politics and restricting abortion access for far too long.

Mar 25, 2015 / George Zornick

Spreading Feminism Far and Wide

Spreading Feminism Far and Wide Spreading Feminism Far and Wide

Straight talk about essentialism, sexism, leaning in and speaking out.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Betsy Reed and Katha Pollitt

Cookie Don’t Crumble

Cookie Don’t Crumble Cookie Don’t Crumble

Fox’s Empire made TV-ratings history by letting a black woman be her multidimensional self. 

Mar 18, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Kristal Brent Zook

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

In the dead serious discussion about student sexual vulnerability, there’s no place for cheeky provocateurs.

Mar 16, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Who Has Abortions?

Who Has Abortions? Who Has Abortions?

We can, and should, support trans men and other gender-non-conforming people without erasing women from the fight for reproductive rights.

Mar 13, 2015 / Katha Pollitt

The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office

The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office

Some solutions might help mothers on an individual level while increasing systemic problems.

Mar 13, 2015 / Bryce Covert

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.

Mar 11, 2015 / Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta, and Foreign Policy In Focus

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