Culture

New Website LedBetter Maps the Glass Ceiling of Nearly 2,000 Major Consumer Brands

Many companies claim gender parity in leadership is a priority but which ones are actually following through? Read more »

"Nonbinary" Is Now a Legally Recognized Gender in Oregon

The U.S. only recognizes “male” and “female” on passports—but this ruling could help change that someday. Read more »

Want to Write a Memoir? Make Sure You Get a Therapist!

Advice from author and comedian Sara Benincasa, whose new book is called “Real Artists Have Day Jobs.” Read more »

Backtalk: Letting Go of Likability

This week, we’re joined by the hosts of podcast Good Muslim/Bad Muslim, Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorkbakhsh, to talk about how gender and race impact who’s seen as “likable”—and what that means both for Hillary Clinton and for the rest of us. At last summer’s Girls Write Now awards... Read more »

Innovative Comic "Little Teeth" Explores Queer Pain and Romance

Queer animals live, love, and hurt one another in this thought-provoking comic.   Read more »

As a Biracial Woman, It's Powerful to See "The Mindy Project" Explore Identity

In my family, my race and my culture made perfect sense. Outside it, people didn’t always know what to make of me. Read more »

Ask Bear: I Wanted to Join the Peace Corps, But then I Fell In Love

Should you follow your life-long dream? Or stick around for a budding romance? Read more »

The Problems With Bemoaning a Rapist's "Once-Promising Future"

Bringing you up to speed on the Stanford rape letter you’ve been reading about. Read more »

Unbelievable: Amber Heard and the Cult of the Accused

We live in a culture where people are more willing to believe that a man has been cruelly and elaborately framed for violence than we are to believe that he’s capable of committing it. Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Possible Trump Rival David French

You thought this election couldn't get worse, but then someone who thinks feminists are “backed by hysterical rage” is considering running for president.  Read more »

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It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

To imply that trans women pose a threat to cisgender women in restrooms is misinformation that preys on unfounded fears. Read more »

Politically Correct Language Isn't Just About Being Polite—It's About Survival

Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »