Health care

Breasts Cover

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.
Nadia Colburn    |   Apr 23, 2013
Women Hugging photo by Greg Peverill-Conti
Mental health

Me Too: A Letter to Steubenville’s Jane Doe

After her essay on raising boys to respect women went viral, an incredible outpouring of support gave author Kim Simon the courage to tell the story she really wanted to share: how her own healing from rape came from knowing she wasn’t alone.
Kim Simon    |   Apr 2, 2013
Boys Holding Hands photo by Kate Hisock

How To Raise Boys to be Kind Men

What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others—and the courage to go against the crowd.
Kim Simon    |   Mar 19, 2013
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Taking Charge of Our Bodies

It's more than buying stuff. It means reckoning with the intersection between our humanity and the political and environmental decisions our society makes.
Madeline Ostrander    |   Aug 22, 2012
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