Can We Really Fix the Beauty Industry?
CVS made a bold move to banish retouched photos in its advertising, but it’ll take more than a few visible pores to remedy the problems that have been harming women for centuries.
Women in Media
Why Are We Letting Microsoft Guesstimate Our Age?
The Beta app spread all over Facebook, stamping our faces as young or old. But is it safe for Gen-X women to announce their age to the world?
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The most compelling stories from our favorite sources.
Must-Read Links Roundup: “Parks & Rec’s” Brilliance, Barbara Boxer + More
The most compelling stories from our favorite sources.
This Is What Life Is Like For a Muslim Woman
Innumerable "harrowing" exposés written by “undercover” non-Muslim reporters don't tell the real story. Just ask this Muslim writer who wears a hijab every day on the secular American streets.
Renee, I Totally Get It. I’m About to Turn 48
No one’s impervious to the outrageous expectations we put on women in the public eye. Even in private, an eye lift doesn’t seem so bad.
How a “Bad Feminist” Inspired Me to Become a Better One
While reading Roxane Gay's personal essays, the writer had an epiphany: Women telling their own stories is more than just cathartic. It changes the whole conversation.
DAME Duets With Garfunkel and Oates’s Kate Micucci
The brunette half of the musical comedy team talks about egg-freezing, being a second banana, and auditioning for elf roles.
Life Without Archie
The comic-book hero has often been on the wrong side of history. But he leaves his fans in the most culturally resonant way imaginable: by taking a bullet for Riverdale’s first gay character.
Do Twitter Campaigns Work?
A hashtag history of women on a mission.