We are paying for this myth we’ve bought into with our lives.
Women
“The stories of how we’re born are so important and give so much guidance to a child’s life.”
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
Two generations later, more women are postponing marriage, graduating college, and entering the paid labor force.
Kate Manne’s “Down Girl” describes the origins of a punitive social system that keeps women in their place by rewarding compliance and punishing resistance.
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn’t.
As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we’re trying to break down the gender binary. But what’s wrong with skirts and baby dolls?
At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She’s at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.
A social enterprise starts up in one of the world’s most difficult environments, but one bursting with human capacity.
The first Black woman candidate for governor of Georgia overcame obstacles at every turn, and laid out the road map for others to follow.
It’s a holiday intended for introspection and community, something Muslims and non-Muslims alike can benefit from.
Why you shouldn’t ask about sleep, weight loss, or breastfeeding. But especially sleep.
Even as the U.S. rate of infant mortality has decreased, the rate of maternal mortality has increased. Here’s what male-dominated medicine has to do with it.
They’re reclaiming the tradition of female leadership and turning the old, white, male-dominated perspective of history on its head.
There’s another “me too” story, about a movement that began a decade before it was a hashtag.
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
I decided to search for two words on the article’s web page: “patriarchy” or “misogyny.” Zero results.
Data show more Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but police-misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie says that doesn’t tell the whole story.
How folks in conservative states are responding—and have been responding for years—to infringements on their civil rights.
Here’s how to show other women you have their backs.
Millions of people suffer domestic violence, which can often involve economic abuse. But there are ways to break out of those relationships.
1 in 3 women will have an abortion by age 45.
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