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The Woman Who Has Spent Almost a Year of Her Life Underwater
Scientist and explorer Sylvia Earle warns that the oceans are “not too big to fail.” But she also says that just maybe, we’re growing wise enough to save them.
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jessiejacobson/flickr U.S. Women Are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, and No One Knows Why
While advancements in medicine and technology have prolonged life expectancy and decreased premature deaths overall, women in parts of the country have been left behind.
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Andy Wong/AP Chinese Women Still Seek a Seat at the Table
Sheryl Sandberg's message has resonated in a country where women still struggle to balance their professional and personal lives.
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Reuters/Kacper Pempel Twitter Has 12 Corporate Directors, but Only One Is a Woman
Why it matters
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Sally Anscombe / Getty The Sorority Body-Image Problem
I was shamed for my weight, as were others, and research has shown links between sororities and disordered eating.
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Touchstone Pictures The Bizarre, Misguided Campaign to Get Rid of Single-Sex Classrooms
The “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” initiative thinks separating students by gender is equivalent to racial segregation.
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Reuters Is This the Grossest Advertising Strategy of All Time?
A new study claims to identify the times of the week that women are feeling the most insecure about their bodies, and recommends that brands "concentrate media during prime vulnerability moments."
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Nguyen Huy Kham / Reuters What We Eat Affects Everything
How men and women digest differently, diet changes our skin, and gluten remains mysterious: A forward-thinking gastroenterologist on eating one's way to "gutbliss"
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Wikimedia Commons Harvard Business School's First Transgender Student Speaks Out
Though queer identities are finding greater acceptance in America, the trend is uneven: Transgender individuals still find themselves marginalized.
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The U.S. Army/flickr Funding Sex Reassignment for Veterans
The Department of Veteran Affairs still does not provide coverage for the surgery—a treatment that standards say is medically necessary for some.
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Wikimedia Weeping of a Disappointed Womb
Themes in mythology about the female reproductive system
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First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes a New Gmail Address?
When a woman changes her name today, it's not just a legal matter. She'll need to rebuild her digital identity as well.
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Breaking Bad's Big Critique of the Macho (and Its Problem With Women)
The show's characters and its deepest conflicts were rooted in old ideas about gender.
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Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photos Young Black and Latino Men Are, in Fact, Going to College
It's too easy to focus on stories of failure: A new study looks at the strategies male minorities use to succeed in school.
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AP In China, It's the Grandparents Who 'Lean In'
In order to help their children pursue professional goals, older Chinese people take an active role in raising grandchildren. But are changing demographics threatening this arrangement?
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Reuters This Was Hillary Clinton's Week—and Her Moment Is Just Beginning
Since leaving Foggy Bottom, she has positioned herself as an icon of women's empowerment. That makes another White House run even more important and likely.
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Reuters The States Where Women Make the Most (and Least) Compared to Men
The wage gap is a complicated issue, but here's a simple chart showing where it's most severe.
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Where Are the 'Real' Women in Movies About Sex Addiction?
Through their male protagonists, two new films smartly critique the media's objectification of women, but don't manage to include three-dimensional female characters of their own.
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Reuters For Same-Sex Couples, Changing Names Takes on Extra Significance
"It just made things so much easier to be the Bramble family."
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wikimedia commons A Lot Has Changed in Congress Since 1992, the 'Year of the Woman'
Senator Patty Murray and others elected that year hold a lot more power.
