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Jagz Mario/Flickr Can Men Really Be Feminists?
Misogyny affects people of every gender.
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Jeff Turner/Flickr Rise of the (Poor) Stay-at-Home Dad
There are more dads taking care of their kids now, but most are at home because they have few other options.
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J. Scott Applewhite/AP Are Student Loans a Women's Issue?
Female college graduates earn less than their male counterparts.
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Stephen Lam/Reuters Does Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Make Someone a Bigot?
Mark Joseph Stern and Matthew Schmitz debate gay rights and religious liberty.
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Daniel Aguilar/Reuters The Power in 'Choosing to Be Gay'
It is a big leap from thinking that homosexuality is a deep part of one's sense of self to asserting that particular sexual formations and desires are biologically predetermined.
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AP Why Maya Angelou Disliked Modesty
As I learned when I met her, the late author believed that true arrogance lay in denying one's own specialness—and denying the specialness of others.
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Disney The Meaning in Maleficent's Cheekbones
Angelina Jolie's jutting facial prosthetics make a supermodel trait supernatural.
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Getty Images Getty's Crusade to Turn Photographed Women From 'Dead-Eyed' Props Into People
The story of why the photo service developed a special collection showcasing stronger, more realistic-looking women
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Rob Gallop/Flickr Vocal Fry May Hurt Women's Job Prospects
In a new study, people said they were less likely to hire speakers who used the creaky-voiced affectation, particularly when they were female.
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Olivia Harris / Reuters There's No Such Thing as a Slut
A new longitudinal study examined how college students slut-shame—and found that the practice is as illogical as it is damaging.
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Petar Kujundzic/Reuters China: The Next Market for the World's Top Adultery Site
Cheating, with Chinese characteristics
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FX Louie's Deeply Sad Flashback
What did the glimpse of younger Louie in "Elevator Part 4" mean for the rest of the show?
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AP Maya Angelou's Universal Struggle
The writer, who has died at 86, used her own story of overcoming to advocate for all.
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Mayr/flickr Trying to Rebuild Women's Bodies After Female 'Circumcision'
A small number of surgeons are performing clitoral reconstruction procedures in the United States for victims of female-genital mutilation, offering a chance at physical recovery.
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Shutterstock Normal Violence in a Murder Spree
The Twitter conversation around #YesAllWomen is a sobering reminder of how commonly women are robbed of a sense of dignity and full personhood.
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Steve Snodgrass/Flickr 'Pushy' Is Used to Describe Women Twice as Often as Men
An analysis by a Georgia State University linguist shows who gets called "pushy," "brusque," "stubborn," and "condescending."
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AP Photo/Microsoft/343 Industries How to End Video Games' Bullying Problem: Change the Games
Might the macho, unfeeling heroes of the most popular games be encouraging players' abusive, sexist, and racist behavior towards one another?
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Nishant Choksi So Long, Partner
The curious staying power of husband and wife
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** RCB **/flickr The Misguided Definition of Rape as 'Force'
Sometimes, saying no is as brave as a person can be. Isn't that brave enough?
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New Line Cinema Literature Still Urgently Needs More Non-White, Non-Male Heroes
If privileged writers keep "writing what they know," marginalized people groups will continue to feel—and be—marginalized.
