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The Work/Life Question: 4 Books, 1 Answer
A survey of converging perspectives by influential women
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Walter Newton Why Isn't Better Education Giving Women More Power?
The false egalitarian promise of advanced degrees
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Andrew Rae The Economics of Marriage in 3 Stats
Some surprising numbers about matrimony
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What If Marriage Were Temporary?
Various cultures have toyed with the idea of giving unions an expiration date.
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The Problem With Mostly Male (and Mostly Female) Workplaces
More than a quarter of Americans work in jobs that are almost entirely single-sex. This has implications for how men view women.
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The Complex, Often Idealistic Reasons Feminists Become Housewives
Progressive women who devote themselves to domesticity aren't nearly as annoying as New York magazine makes them out to be.
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The Forgotten Story of Mary MacLane, 1902's Racy, Angsty Teenage Diarist
She wrote about her ambivalence toward marriage and her desire for other women, long before provocative, confessional writing was a genre of its own.
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Spouses Probably Shouldn't Try to Split Household Tasks Exactly Evenly
Obsessing over a completely fair division of labor defeats the purpose of marriage.
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What 'Lean In' Misunderstands About Gender Differences
What if difference between men and women turns out to be a phenomenon not of oppression, but rather of social well-being?
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A Cultural History of Sexy Single-Moms-Turned-Criminals
Jennifer Love Hewitt's character on Lifetime's "The Client List" is just the latest example of "momsploitation."
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There Are Lots of Ways to Help Make Men and Women Truly Equal
What I learned from traveling around the country for a week, talking to groups of people about their careers
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Beyond Bodice-Rippers: How Romance Novels Came to Embrace Feminism
The genre is known for promoting traditional gender roles, but a new generation of writers is challenging these conventions.
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Rob Portman's Selfish Reversal on Marriage Is a Triumph for Gay Rights
The Republican senator's embrace of marriage equality shows just how successful advocates have been in linking the personal with the political.
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How Looser Corsets Helped Women Get the Right to Vote
Clothing styles became less restrictive as the women's suffrage movement was gaining momentum.
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Getting Married Later Is Great for College-Educated Women
For everyone else, the results are mixed.
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Why Men Need to Read 'Lean In,' Too
Equality is a project for everybody.
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'Veronica Mars,' TV's Realest Depiction of Rape, Is Going to Be a Movie
Why the record-breaking success of the show's Kickstarter campaign is great news
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Are Successful Women Really Less Likable Than Successful Men?
It feels true—but is it?
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Sheryl Sandberg Gives American Women a Performance Review
Before there were second-wave feminists, there were women's professional associations. The COO of Facebook is looking to combine the two models to help women lead.
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Television's Puzzling Fixation on Women Who Are Writers
Thoughts on the similarities between Carrie Bradshaw and Hannah Horvath
