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Happy International Women’s Day? Here’s Why We’re Not Sure
4 min March 8, 2023Author: Jeannie Edmunds

Happy International Women’s Day? Here’s Why We’re Not Sure

By Jeannie Edmunds

So we get one day to celebrate ourselves. This year, when our rights are being chipped away, it feels extra hollow. Jeannie Edmunds weighs in....

The Ambition Trap: How It Snares Powerful Women
4 min February 24, 2023Author: Lorraine Glennon

The Ambition Trap: How It Snares Powerful Women

By Lorraine Glennon

Here's an outrageous rule of politics we've just seen again with Kamala Harris: The closer you get to power, the more you get slapped down....

Remembering Jimmy Carter: A Champion of Women
2 min February 21, 2023Author: Michele Willens

Remembering Jimmy Carter: A Champion of Women

By Michele Willens

Jimmy Carter, who is nearing death as we publish this, had a secret political weapon in his wife Rosalynn. We are thinking of both right now....

#MeToo Backlash: The Triumph and Pitfalls of a Bold Movement
9 min February 19, 2023Author: Sheila Weller

#MeToo Backlash: The Triumph and Pitfalls of a Bold Movement

By Sheila Weller

The new anti-sexual harassment fervor is fabulous, amazing, essential—but longtime feminist writer Sheila Weller says we should handle it with care. ...

Hey, Don Lemon, Who You Calling “Not Prime”?
3 min February 17, 2023Author: Jeannie Edmunds

Hey, Don Lemon, Who You Calling “Not Prime”?

By Jeannie Edmunds

Don Lemon's extraordinarily stupid comments about Nikki Haley (and women in general) are a shining example of sexist ageism. Stop it already....

Madonna’s Face: Ageism and Misogyny Are the Real Issue
4 min February 10, 2023Author: Thea Wood

Madonna’s Face: Ageism and Misogyny Are the Real Issue

By Thea Wood

Critics blasted Madonna's look at Sunday's GRAMMYs, which proves that society is still ageist and sexist and Madonna is still a provocateur....

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