Sexes

OkCupid Adds a Feature for the Polyamorous

Seeing an increased interest in non-monogamous arrangements, the company will allow couples to link their profiles and search for additional mates.

• Olga Khazan
• January 8, 2016

Astronomers Are Finally Doing Something About Sexual Harassment

Recent scandals have forced the field to confront a pervasive culture of gender discrimination and abuse.

• Sarah Scoles
• January 6, 2016

Beards, Why?

What facial hair says about personality and perception

• Olga Khazan
• December 30, 2015

For Sale (to Women Only)

From financial advice to house-cleaning, plenty of companies sell their services only to ladies. Is this more than savvy marketing?

• Ester Bloom
• December 28, 2015

Sexism in Paradise

Activists say an abortion bill will make life even more difficult for Brazil’s women. But feminists are fighting back.

• Olga Khazan
• December 21, 2015

The Fundamental Misalignment of Work and Life

School ends at 3 and the workday ends at 6. Discuss.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• December 17, 2015

The Failure of the Phrase 'Work-Life Balance'

“Balance” is a luxury that few will ever attain. There needs to be a way to talk about this problem that captures why it matters for everyone.

• Anne-Marie Slaughter
• December 16, 2015

The Second Assault

Victims of childhood sexual abuse are far more likely to become obese adults. New research shows that early trauma is so damaging that it can disrupt a person’s entire psychology and metabolism.

• Olga Khazan
• December 15, 2015

Why Brazil Loves Breastfeeding

The country aggressively promotes nursing—in public and at home.

• Olga Khazan
• December 14, 2015

When a Chief Justice Declared That Women Make Better Secretaries

Forty-five years ago, despite some of its members’ biases, the Supreme Court established that gender couldn’t be the deciding factor in most hiring.

• Gillian Thomas
• December 9, 2015

The Hardest Job

Could you raise four children in a homeless shelter without spanking?

• Olga Khazan
• December 8, 2015

The Deficiencies of Tech's 'Pipeline' Metaphor

An easy, ultimately lacking, way to talk about the messy reality of inequality, discrimination, and corporate culture in America

• Melissa Gregg
• December 3, 2015

The Futility of Anti-Abortion Terrorism

Attacks on clinics are horrific—and utterly pointless. They don’t deter women from procuring abortions.

• Olga Khazan
• December 2, 2015

When Women’s Literary Tastes Are Deemed Less Worthy

Mass-market success often leads critics to dismiss even high-minded novels as overly sentimental.

• Ester Bloom
• December 1, 2015

The False Promise of Meritocracy

Managers who believe themselves to be fair and objective judges of ability often overlook women and minorities who are deserving of job offers and pay increases.

• Marianne Cooper
• December 1, 2015

Paid Leave for Dads: A Feminist Issue

Workplaces are (slowly) becoming more equal. Yet many have policies that all but ensure that households will stay stuck in the past.

• Gillian B. White
• November 29, 2015

Working at JCPenney on Black Friday

A remembrance

• Caitlin Frazier
• November 27, 2015

The Feminist Asylum That Redefined Women's Mental-Health Treatment

When it opened in the 1920s, California’s Rockhaven sanitarium took a radically different approach than the other institutions of its time.

• April Wolfe
• November 23, 2015