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Natalie Dicou The Movement to Ordain Mormon Women
Why the struggle over priesthood for women looks so different in the LDS Church than it does among Catholics.
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Associated Press How She Does It
New Hampshire’s governor, a prep-school campus, and the meaning of women in politics
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Neon Tommy/flickr The Problem With 'Man-Bag' and Other 'Man' Words
What's really going on when we use "male" versions of terms for typically feminine things?
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Colleen Kinder What's Wrong With Sentimentality?
A conversation with Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams
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Boston Public Library/Flickr How Men and Women Complain About Companies
Businesses know that bad experiences often translate into negative word of mouth, when customers share their misfortunes with other potential customers. But who talks? And whom do they talk to?
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boellstiftung/flickr Should Men Pay More at All-You-Can-Eat Buffets?
Men eat more than women on average, but food-related discriminatory pricing is thorny.
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Reuters I Wasn't a Fan of Sheryl Sandberg—Until I Couldn't Find a Job
In college, I had the luxury of developing a sophisticated critique of her call to "lean in." After a few months of unemployment, I found it was just what I needed to hear.
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Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Brazil's Government Gives Money to Women Because 'They're More Reliable'
How a welfare program designed to slash poverty ended up improving women's rights.
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Christian Gonzalez / Flickr The Legend of Vera Nabokov: Why Writers Pine for a Do-It-All Spouse
The rarity of spouses like Vladimir Nabokov's, who dedicated her life to supporting his career, may be hindering gender parity in literature.
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Tristram Kenton The Fatal Flaws of Fatal Attraction
The writer of the 1987 thriller disliked the ending that Hollywood put on the movie. A new live adaptation addresses his concerns—but doesn't fix the deeper problem with the story.
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University of California Press Race, Culture, and Poverty: The Path Forward
The point of writing isn't just to son or be sonned—it's to know more.
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Reuters Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values
The forced resignation of Brendan Eich will have a chilling effect on political discourse.
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One Man's Story of Eating-Disorder Recovery
Brian Cuban, younger brother of relentless billionaire Mark Cuban, on a life of shame and rejection—and what turned it around
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qthomasbower/flickr The Pro-Orgasm Movement
At a conference last weekend, practitioners of orgasmic meditation came together.
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Lionsgate Why Can't Pop Culture Get Single Moms Right?
Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club is a radical and compassionate portrait, but the film, like others before it, still follows certain formulas about how single women are expected to succeed.
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jjoiv/Flickr 'Who Am I to Judge': Will the Pope Condemn Homophobia in Uganda?
The country's leaders are invoking Africa's most prominent saints in their campaign against homosexuality.
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Reuters/The Atlantic This Tax Season: Total Chaos for Same-Sex Couples
For the first time ever, gay couples can file their federal returns jointly. But the challenges they face show that gay marriage is still not equal to heterosexual marriage in America.
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AP Women's Wages Are Rising: Why Are So Many Families Getting Poorer?
Start by looking at what's happening with men's wages.
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YouTube/rebecca How Gender Affects the Behavior of Teen Drivers
"Riding in Cars With Boys," if you're a teen girl, is probably an unwise idea.
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Reuters Can Liberals and Conservatives Come Together to Support Families?
It'll require a bit of compromise from both sides, but Americans of the left and right need to prioritize policies that strengthen two-parent households.
