Gender and Sexuality

Why ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Failed to Find a New Audience

Why ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Failed to Find a New Audience Why ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Failed to Find a New Audience

Wendy Wasserstein’s 1989 play barely passes the Bechdel Test. Men act; Heidi reacts. What Lean-In feminist has time for that?

Apr 24, 2015 / Alisa Solomon

There’s a Reason Gay Marriage Is Winning, While Abortion Rights Are Losing

There’s a Reason Gay Marriage Is Winning, While Abortion Rights Are Losing There’s a Reason Gay Marriage Is Winning, While Abortion Rights Are Losing

Are these two “culture wars” issues really that similar?

Apr 22, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights?

Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights? Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights?

Abortion fund activists respond to Katha Pollitt’s opposition to gender-neutral language.

Apr 22, 2015 / Our Readers and Katha Pollitt

Students of color

Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days

More education helps an individual woman earn better, but it doesn’t erase the gender wage gap.

Apr 14, 2015 / Bryce Covert

Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values

Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values

Clinton’s surprisingly powerful campaign announcement suggests that Democrats are finding an authentic version of pro-family politics.

Apr 12, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

There Are No Abortion Cakes

There Are No Abortion Cakes There Are No Abortion Cakes

If CEOs are worried that their LGBT employees won’t be treated as equals in Indiana, they should show as much concern for their pregnant and potentially pregnant employees.

Apr 8, 2015 / Katha Pollitt

Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill

Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill

Do you know the key moments in the struggle for gender equality?

Apr 7, 2015 / The Nation

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

A radical re-evaluation of caregiving work—proposed in The Nation in 1926—is still potent today.

Apr 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Radical Histories: From Helen Gurley Brown to the Criminalization of Pregnancy

Radical Histories: From Helen Gurley Brown to the Criminalization of Pregnancy Radical Histories: From Helen Gurley Brown to the Criminalization of Pregnancy

The feminist movement surges into public consciousness, but backlash to basic freedoms never goes away.

Apr 7, 2015 / The Nation

‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus

‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus ‘Rolling Stone’ Is Still Throwing Jackie Under the Bus

Rolling Stone made a litany of reporting errors, but it's their source who will pay the price.

Apr 6, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

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