The mother of a child with a rare genetic anomaly is constantly asked by strangers what's "wrong" with her son. Does she owe them an answer?
The anti-choice movement has a new vicious tactic: terrorizing repro-rights fund-raising efforts online. Will the Supreme Court decide a cyber attack is on par with a physical one?
Men like Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and Louis C.K. are constantly given second chances while women barely get a first one.
News & Issues
The Catholic Church leader is asking abortion opponents to focus their energy elsewhere. No, really.
When Even the Pope Thinks You’re Too Fixated on Abortion
If Republicans were true patriots, they'd go to the mat for the country, not for a corrupt, morally bankrupt president. So why are they hedging?
The former magazine publisher and daughter of immigrants wants to implement gun control, prison reform, and equal pay in a historically conservative state.
They’re the backbone of the American economy, but if you listen to pundits and politicians, working-class women don’t even exist.
Identities
A longtime child welfare advocate uses her skills to locate next of kin for unsolved cases, bringing closure to grieving families, and making peace with her own painful past.
Telling the Stories of the Unclaimed Dead
White adoptive mothers of Black children reckon with the horrific Hart family tragedy, white supremacy, and white saviorism.
While the spotlight shines on the white leaders of March For Our Lives, a shadow is cast on Black Lives Matter, sending the message on whose bodies matter most.
The silencing of women has always been the uncomfortable status quo. Imagine then what it's like for women who struggle to communicate.
Culture
The best-selling author of 'The Female Persuasion' has published the perfect feminist novel about women's friendships for this moment. Only she wrote it before Election 2016.
The Things Meg Wolitzer Knew Before We Did
The Queen came to the desert not only to rain blackness on the nearly all-white Coachella music festival, but to represent the power of Black women.
Trump's Cabinet is spending gazillions of our hard-earned dollars to buy themselves gaudy home goods. We show them how to shop like normal people.
The classic guide to sex and sexuality is going out of print at a time when women’s bodies are under attack. Will the disappearance of this resource lead to a public health crisis?
Science
The algorithms used to determine how to target ads are based on biased data that assumes most social-media users are white men. That’s not only wrong—it’s racist.
Unless You’re A White Guy, Facebook Thinks You’re Black
Millions of women across the nation struggle to afford simple sanitary supplies. It’s time for (mostly male) elected officials to reckon with the economic, health, and educational...
The silencing of women has always been the uncomfortable status quo. Imagine then what it's like for women who struggle to communicate.
The medical community has a gender bias, putting women at a disadvantage when they’re literally screaming for help.