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For a Leader, Which Matters More: Marriage Vows or the Oath of Office?
Reconsidering how we think about public figures' personal responsibilities
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The International Mommy Tax
Across developed nations, women with children earn significantly less than men compared with childless women—on average a 14-percent difference.
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There Is No Such Thing as 'Verbal Rape' (or 'Facebook Rape' or 'Netflix Rape')
The more the word is used metaphorically, the more people lose touch with what it really means.
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How Women Could Lose in a Grand Bargain
As the fiscal cliff looms, acknowledging the risks of entitlement reform
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The Meme-ification of the TV Wedding
Fictional ceremonies, like real ones, are going for viral moments rather than fairy-tale opulence.
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Cody Haltom Kisses and Hugs in the Office
How a once-intimate sign-off is feminizing the workplace, for better or worse
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Single People Should Get to Have Weddings, Too
Or some other kind of party that involves gifts, toasts, and lots of friends
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More Women in Foreign Policy Could Change the World
Women add a crucial diversity of perspective on tricky strategy problems.
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What Happens to Entertainers Who Do What Chris Brown Did?
When successful athletes, musicians, or actors commit acts of abuse, sometimes their careers are derailed—and sometimes they're barely interrupted.
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Dioramas Inspired by 19th-Century Women Novelists
This is what the red room from "Jane Eyre" looks like, in miniature, flooded.
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No, Not Every Guy Wants to be a Player
A new book challenges the assumption that men are naturally, voraciously promiscuous.
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Dying for the Right to Choose
Either you believe that women who have sex should run the risk of being remanded to potentially lethal labor, or you don't.
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Louis C.K., America's (New) Dad
Why the comedian should inherit Bill Cosby's mantle
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The End of Violent, Simplistic, Macho Masculinity
How some men are trying to reform male culture: by emphasizing compassion over aggression
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Single Moms Can't Be Scapegoated for the Murder Rate Anymore
Homicides in D.C. have hit a historic low, while the percentage of single-parent households remains steady.
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What It Was Like to Be a Woman at Goldman Sachs
A female former employee describes working in "a frat on steroids."
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How Men Benefit From Having Female Mentors
The advantages to a more holistic approach to mentorship
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American Political Sex Scandals: The Early Years
The long tradition of powerful men in government ruining their careers for a roll in the hay stretches all the way back to the first days of the republic.
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The Most Complicated Words in English: 'He,' 'She,' and 'They'
How to reconcile the tension between grammatical correctness and gender inclusiveness
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The Church of England Still Won't Allow Female Bishops: Good for Them
This week's narrow vote protects Christians with increasingly unpopular views.
