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Robert Galbraith/Reuters Taking Paternity Leave Makes Other Dads More Likely to Do the Same
Add what researchers call a social "snowball effect" to the already long list of reasons why dads should take time off.
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sludgeulper/flickr The Joy of Exercising in Moderation
I hated exercise—until I learned you don't have to be intense about it.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Blame It on the Patriarchy
With cases like Hobby Lobby, nuanced, complex issues get filtered through ideological rage and gloating—which is bad for both feminism and religious liberty.
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Sue Ogrocki/AP Social and Economic Benefits of Reliable Contraception
Why providing women more options to control pregnancies is in the interest of everyone
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Bruce L/Flickr Why College Students Need a Class in Dating
As they polish their resumes and rack up extracurriculars, today's young people have forgotten how to love, some argue.
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Edward Dalmulder/flickr Pelvic Exams May Not Be Helpful, But Women Will Probably Keep Getting Them
A new guideline says the procedures do more harm than good.
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Doug McLean Taking Sides in the Great Literary Divide Between Nabokov and Roth
Author Joshua Ferris used to believe in 'art for art's sake.' Then he read The Human Stain.
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Reuters Why PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi Can't Have It All
"If you ask our daughters," she said in a frank interview on work-life balance, "I'm not sure they will say that I've been a good mom."
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Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters The Supreme Court Isn't Waging a War on Women in Hobby Lobby
Why are religious liberty and contraceptive rights being framed as opposites in a much-anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act?
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AP Photo/Disney Big in Japan: Frozen's Feminist Rallying Cry
The film's popularity has coincided with public outcry over sexism in Japan, where unlike in America, Disney marketing played up the movie's empowerment message.
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Netflix Orange Is the New Black's Irresponsible Portrayal of Men
The victims of the prison system the Netflix show satirizes are overwhelmingly male. Leaving them out reinforces old stereotypes that hurt both genders.
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christinestephens/flickr The Rise of the DIY Abortion in Texas
A pill that revolutionized reproductive rights in Latin America is now gaining ground on the black market in South Texas.
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Corbis Historical / Getty How the Bicycle Paved the Way for Women's Rights
The technology craze of the 1890s meant fashion freedom and transportation independence.
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Thomas Leuthard/flickr Exchanging Sex for Survival
So-called "safe harbor" laws may help, but they overlook the vast number of teen runaways who use their bodies as their only form of currency.
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Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé's 'Flawless': The Full Story
Her creative director talks about conceiving a song, video, album cover, and release strategy that would represent a pop star's punk-rock moment.
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James Vaughan/Flickr Women Spend Nearly an Hour More Per Day on Chores Than Men
The only things men do more of are repairs and mowing the lawn.
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Pantene/YouTube The Sociology of Sorry
A puzzling ad campaign condemns the apology—and women along with it.
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Kicked Out of Heaven for Wanting Women Priests
Kate Kelly, the founder of Ordain Women, has been formally excommunicated from the Mormon Church. What do you do when your religious community doesn't want you?
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Fabian Reus/Flickr Gaining Insurance, Losing Privacy
Many young adults aren't aware that insurers send documents to the policyholder's house—a.k.a., their parents
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Reuters Rage Against the Outrage Machine
The most searing critiques of George Will's much-maligned column on rape misrepresent his arguments, illustrating a common flaw in American public discourse.
