How Men Get Women’s History Wrong
Amazon warriors were real. Matrilineal societies dominated. And the sexism that has become our status quo was a construct of historians. Finally, scientists are uncovering the truth.
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Is Our Anger Making Us Sick?
In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, ‘Rage Becomes Her,’ author Soraya Chemaly looks at the way rage—expressed and suppressed—may affect women’s health.
Why Don’t We Know the 100s of Women Writing About Tech?
When the Los Angeles Review of Books included only one woman writer in its tech issue, the Internet responded with a glorious list of women writers we should all know.
How Toxic Are Trump’s Cuts to the NIH?
The president wants to cut $5.8 billion from the budget of the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. Brace yourselves: We're all about to get a lot sicker.
With the First Uterus Transplant in the US, are we Making Women Obsolete?
Welcome to the “Brave New World” of procreation
I Donated My Dead Body to Give My Life Purpose
At 40, the writer—single, childless, and employed but not career bound—secretly feared dying alone having accomplished little. So she decided to do something about it. (But not today.)
Are Geeky Couples More Likely to Have Kids With Autism?
Autism diagnoses cluster in high tech hot spots. And scientifically-minded parents marrying each other may be the reason why.
Words on the Brain: Five Great Neuroscience Books by Women
Malcolm Gladwell and Oliver Sacks might be the marquee names, but some of the most compelling books on neuroscience have been written by women.
Women in Science: How Bias Holds Them Back
Caltech, the top scientific research university in the world, just spent 10 years trying to increase its female faculty members to 25 percent. Why didn’t it work?