Women’s “Fatal Flaw” Has Always Been Their Humanity
From Shakespeare to sexbots, centuries of culture and commerce have rehearsed the same fantasy: if women cannot be controlled as people, they can be remade as objects.
Women’s Rights
Trump Dehumanizes Women—But So Does America
Perhaps if women were as valued and respected as men, American society would be the place men claim it is.
Women Never Took Their Rights for Granted
Women have always led the fight against gender oppression. So why are we being blamed for not doing enough?
It’s the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
As we celebrate the ratification of the bill allowing women to vote, a look back at the complexities and lesser-known stories around the suffragette movement.
Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists who Changed the World
Just in time for International Women’s Day, Laura Barcella’s new book is celebrating the most important change makers of our time
How the Law Failed Kesha
The pop-star's lost case is just another example of a systemic failure to protect victims
The Three Letter Word Missing From the Zika Virus Warnings
Once again, the burden of sexual and reproductive accountability falls squarely (and solely) on women.
Slouching Towards Gilead. Or Jesusland. Or Maybe KochWorld
Wherever the Supreme Court is taking us, it’s scary as hell.
The Fight to Criminalize ‘Revenge Porn’
Why it’s near impossible to prosecute websites that post naked pictures of people online without their consent. And the case that could change all that.