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svenwerk/Flickr Why Dads Matter
A third of American children are growing up in homes without their biological fathers.
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Chip East/Reuters Should 'New York's Finest' March on Saint Patrick's Day, If Gays Can't?
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Rick Bowmer / AP A Brief History of Sexism in TV Coverage of the Olympics
Years of research show that prime-time coverage of the Games gives male athletes more screen time and speaking opportunities—especially in the Winter Olympics.
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What Men Find Behind Female Masks
Inside the increasingly common practice—and business—of female masking
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Julian Torres / Relativity Media 3 Days to Kill: Being a Badass and a Good Dad Shouldn't Be This Hard
Kevin Costner's new shoot-'em-up obsesses over the idea that caring for one's kid and being a manly man are at odds.
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Library of Congress Gender, Race, and Rape During the Civil War
Slavery, the value of chastity, and laws that favored men all made it difficult for women to find justice during the chaos of war.
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Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters How Russian Prudishness Produced an Anti-Gay Law
The country's vocal religious right is obsessed with protecting children from sexual information, and it's trampling gay rights in the process.
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Reuters Feminism, Depravity, and Power in House of Cards
Claire Underwood and the seductive appeal of ruthless winners
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Tim Wimborne/Reuters The Unsentimental Capitalist's Case for Daddy Leave
When dads and moms can share the time off, businesses are more likely to retain their female employees.
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AP Eleanor Roosevelt Talks to John F. Kennedy About the Status of Women in Society
"I think that in this great society of ours," the president says, "we want to be sure that women are used as effectively as they can to provide a better life for our people, in addition to meeting their primary responsibility, which is in the home."
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"Le déjeuner sur l'herbe" by Édouard Manet Up for Polyamory? Creating Alternatives to Marriage
How one lawyer helps those, like her, in non-traditional relationships
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Natalie Dicou; Reuters How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a 'Super Dyke'
A confident grown woman gets an unexpected email from her childhood bully.
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Thinking of Sex Work as Work
Acknowledging the diversity of experiences among sex workers is crucial to safety and respect.
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mikebaird/Flickr Why Middle-School Girls Sometimes Talk Like Babies
And how teachers can respond
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Mel Evans/AP Photo Princeton Mom vs. the Facts
Susan Patton's argument that college women should be looking for husbands doesn't square with the reality of today's marriages.
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Screen shot from <em>Edie & Thea</em>/Bless Bless Productions Inside the Love Story That Brought Down DOMA
An interview with the filmmakers who put Edith Windsor in the national spotlight
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Image courtesy of Lola & Cash The Rise of the Man-gagement Ring
Back in the 1920s, the jewelry industry made a botched attempt to market pre-wedding bling for men. But with today's egalitarian marriages, the time may be right for another try.
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Lolostock / Shutterstock Valentine’s Day Isn’t About Love—It’s About Obligation
Admit it: You don’t want to go out tonight, specifically. You’re doing it because you’re expected to, and that’s making you resentful.
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Reuters Why Hillary Clinton Won't Pay for Disparaging Her Husband's Accusers
Yes, she behaved badly. But under the circumstances, how many people would've managed better? And how is it relevant to the job she may seek?
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Hellolapomme/Flickr How to Save Marriage in America
Traditional matrimony—he brings home the bacon, she cooks it—is dying. But college-educated couples are pointing toward a new model with children at the heart of the union.
