The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have deep and lasting consequences, including further dividing women who should be working together.
The Good News and Bad News About Weight Gain in Your 40s, 50s, and 60s
What new research on obesity by age group reveals about gaining weight as we get older.
My Retirement Fantasy is a Beach House With Girlfriends. Is That Too Much to Ask?
How about living by the water with pals, good food, and laughs? Here, we explore the commune option
Numb and Number: What to Make of Ivanka’s Testimony
After her testimony is Ivanka Trump dead to her father? Do they have a deal? Or is she onto her next life? Our media critic Barbara Lippert speculates.
Helen Gahagan Douglas is Especially Relevant Today
She was connected to Watergate and Ms. Magazine—two anniversaries we’re observing now. It’s a mystery why she isn’t better known.
Your Vagina: An Oral History
Our beauty editor Cheryl Kramer Kaye addresses the four most common lady-part problems women our age experience. Happily, she’s never been shy, so we get the details others don’t talk about.
How Liz Cheney Became the Unlikeliest Hero of the Left
Dick Cheney’s daughter has showed more grit than her father, which has put her political career in jeopardy and made for strange bedfellows.
Letting Go of Motherhood, Starting in Storage Unit 276
Jeannie Edmunds has spent thousands holding on to her daughter’s childhood artifacts. What does it mean that she can’t throw anything out?
The Frenemy Over the Bathroom Sink: Mirrors and Self-Image
As she’s gotten older, Jeannie Ralston has avoided mirrors, which has done much for her self-esteem. But nothing for the spinach-in-the-teeth problem.
How to Part with a Friend Who Is More Pain Than Pleasure
As we emerge from COVID, we recognize that friendships have changed. Here’s advice on shedding those who hold you back.
My Husband/My Rival: Marriage as a Fitness Challenge
Throw down the gauntlet and you’ll both win. Patricia Hawkins reports on one way to stay healthy as you age.
The Brilliance of Hacks: It’s About Facing Failure Through a Female Lens
Barbara Lippert looks at the multi-faceted fabulousness and relatability of HBO’s “Hacks.”
Mama Mia! Women Artists Win Big at the Venice Biennale
After 127 years of male dominance, women have won top prizes at the biggest contemporary art show in the world. Susan Lapinski is on the scene.
What are Men Good For? Here’s One Answer
There was only one thing that could make Daphne Young call her lying, cheating ex. She encountered it in the kitchen sink one terrible night.
Becoming a Beginner Again at Midlife: Reinvention Secrets
After a job layoff, Dawn Raffel did something scary: She went back to square one and learned a whole new profession. Here’s how it unfolded.
See Great, Look Great! 11 of the Best New Reading Glasses
These are not your mother’s reading glasses. Here, we offer styles that are as bold and fun as the women who wear them.
Au Revoir! Sheryl Sandberg Starts Her Own Next Chapter
As she retires to focus on women in the workplace and a new marriage, we take stock of her high-profile tenure at Facebook.
