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
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?
Abortion fund activists respond to Katha Pollitt’s opposition to gender-neutral language.
Apr 22, 2015 / Our Readers and Katha Pollitt
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
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
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
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
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
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 made a litany of reporting errors, but it's their source who will pay the price.
Apr 6, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg