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three white people, Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Hugh Grant, pose playfully next each other in promo photo for Bridget Jones’s Diary

Botch Goddess: How Bridget Jones Redefined Career Failure

by Christine Estima
April 13, 2021 at 2:19pm

The unlikely icon made fallibility as a career asset.
Blue graphic illustration of Regina King as Sister Night, a Black woman with short, braided hair, in Watchmen on a bright yellow background

Quid Pro No: Women Approach Power from a New Direction

by Joshunda Sanders
April 13, 2021 at 9:25am

Recent representations of women on television have reset gender hierarchies centered around cishet male desire.
Lena Dunham, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair, poses in a navy blue blazer against a cream-colored wall

Luxury Fashion Won’t End Fatphobia

by Andréa Becker
April 8, 2021 at 1:29pm

Plus-size lines are a double-edged sword—simultaneously granting access to those long forgotten in the fashion world while perpetuating the notion of fat as “other.”
an illustration of Ramona Quimby, an adolescent girl jumping in the air and smiling brightly

Ramona Taught Me: An Ode to Beverly Cleary’s Beloved Feminist Icon

by Stephanie Buschardt
April 8, 2021 at 12:05pm

Legendary children’s author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, but she left us with the eternal gift of Ramona Q.
illustration of a light-skinned person with their black hair in a bun holding their head in their hands, eyes closed, as the television blares in the background

Brain Loop: Redefining the Invisible Battle Against Chronic Migraines

by Lynsey Giardina
April 7, 2021 at 10:53am

Women are three times more likely to suffer from the invisible illness than men.
Photo of author Morgan Jerkins

“Caul Baby” Meditates on the Birthing of Black Women’s Lives

by Jordan Taliha McDonald
April 6, 2021 at 9:17am

The caul bearer is often featured as a prominent figure within mystical and spiritual lore around the world. 
Jessica Simpson, a thin white woman with curly, blond hair, holds a mop against a light-blue background while wearing a thin white t-shirt

We’ve Apologized to Britney Spears. When Is It Jessica Simpson’s Turn?

by Caitlin Hart
April 5, 2021 at 11:15am

With so many of her marital fights and throwaway comments captured, Simpson felt much closer to our reality than other stars.
TikTok star Addison Rae, who is tan and white with brown hair, bites her fingernail and grimaces at the camera.

Viral Vultures: The Plight of Black TikTok Creatives

by Gloria Oladipo
April 2, 2021 at 9:06am

It’s not just about Addison Rae.
a black and white photo captures Soon-Yi Previn, an Asian American teen, holding hands with Dylan Farrow, a small, white child, and Woody Allen, an aging white man with glasses

Let’s Go to the Tape: Filmmaker Amy Ziering on Bias and Belief in HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow”

by Andi Zeisler
March 31, 2021 at 4:21pm

“The fact that you hear a victim speak out doesn’t make it biased.”
portrait of author and chef, Stacy Jane Grover, a white trans woman with braided hair, wearing a black blouse and a long beaded necklace standing in front of a stone archway

Let It Burn: Transgender Cooks Are Changing Kitchen Culture

by Stacy Jane Grover
March 31, 2021 at 11:47am

Transgender women are making a home in the professional kitchen by refusing in place.

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