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America's Aging Population Is Bad News for Women's Careers

Unless the U.S. can put policies in place to support family caretakers.

• Gillian B. White
• May 21, 2015

Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Is the Anti-Avengers

It zanily explodes conventions around gender and action movies.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• May 18, 2015

Advice for Interacting With Women, or Advice for Interacting With Children?

When Austin, Texas, elected a majority-female city council, the city hosted a workshop on interacting with women in government. It did not go well.

• Megan Garber
• May 18, 2015

Reviving the Female Canon

Despite their influence in the 17th century, the era’s women thinkers are absent from historical anthologies of philosophical works. A group of scholars is trying to change that.

• Susan Price
• May 13, 2015

You Win, Kim Kardashian

Her 448-page book of selfies is mind-numbingly silly. It is also refreshingly honest.

• Megan Garber
• May 13, 2015

How Similar Is FGM to Male Circumcision? Your Thoughts

Readers debate the merits and ethics of male circumcision in light of a recent Atlantic interview about female genital mutilation.

• Chris Bodenner
• May 13, 2015

The Worst State for Reproductive Rights

A new report says South Dakota regulates childbearing in all the wrong ways.

• Olga Khazan
• May 12, 2015

Black Girls Should Matter, Too

As advocates and policymakers focus on changing the narrative for African American boys, their female counterparts become less of a priority.

• Melinda D. Anderson
• May 11, 2015

The Ascendancy of the 'Awkward Older Sister'

From Amys Schumer and Poehler to Grace Helbig and Tavi Gevinson, the Internet has spurred an unprecedented movement of women mentoring teens with compassion, humor, and honesty.

• Caroline Framke
• May 11, 2015

Grace and Frankie: A New Kind of Divorce Comedy

In Netflix’s new show, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as women whose husbands fall in love, raising questions about sexuality and ageism.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• May 10, 2015

Two Sisters, Two Views of Gay Marriage

A pair of siblings on opposite sides of the debate finds that their disagreement does not erase their love for each other.

• Elizabeth Corey and Mary Campbell
• May 10, 2015

Into the Body of Another

In an effort to protect children in the midst of addiction epidemics, some states are jailing women for using drugs during pregnancy. But is incarceration the best approach?

• Olga Khazan
• May 8, 2015

Aisle Be Seeing You: The Rise of the Totally Transparent Bridal Gown

The stars of the recent Bridal Fashion Week weren't just dresses and veils; they were also bras and underwear.

• Megan Garber
• May 6, 2015

Black Widow's Smurfette Problem

Natasha Romanov is the lone female in a group of powerful men. This doesn't mean she's sleeping with them.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• May 6, 2015

How Filthy Is Your Beard?

A cost-benefit analysis of manliness and microbiology

• Olga Khazan
• May 4, 2015

What Norway Can Teach the U.S. About Getting More Women Into Boardrooms

New research asks people living with the most ambitious corporate quota system in the world how they feel about it, and, it turns out, they feel pretty good.

• Aaron A. Dhir
• May 4, 2015

Why It's Now Easier for a Princess to Become Queen

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a daughter. Thanks to a new U.K. succession law, any younger brothers the baby ends up having won't be able to overtake her in the line to the throne.

• Emma Green
• May 2, 2015

The Complexity of Female Circumcision: Your Thoughts

Many readers were jarred by an Atlantic interview with an anthropologist who tackled a controversial question: What if some women choose to get cut—and even celebrate it?

• Chris Bodenner
• May 1, 2015

Dadbod: A New Word for a Timeless Physique

Are men really getting schlumpier, or are people just finding better ways to talk about it?

• Spencer Kornhaber
• April 30, 2015