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  • Economy & Work
    Is Trump's Paid Family Leave Plan a Shell Game?
    May 26, 2017
    | Sarah Jaffe
    It's really just parental leave that doesn't even deliver for parents.
  • Society
    Are Women Bound by a Culture of Niceness?
    May 12, 2017
    | Kristin Miller
    Linguist Robin Lakoff on women, men and American talk.
  • Activism
    From the Kitchen Table to the Voting Booth
    November 4, 2016
    | Ai-Jen Poo
    An activist hopes we see this moment through the eyes of the women we may never see on TV, but who are at the heart of what it means to be American in 2016.
  • Democracy & Government
    It's as Personal as the Political Gets
    October 14, 2016
    | Lynn Sherr
    In her speech, the first lady didn't just go high: She soared, making her case against a serial abuser personal as never before in the public arena.
  • History
    How the Suffragists Changed American Elections
    August 23, 2016
    | Lynn Sherr
    It opened the electoral process to more individuals than ever before in American history, laying the groundwork for advances and candidates from 1920 onward.
  • Media
    'Smile, You've Just Had a Big Night'
    July 29, 2016
    | Eric Alterman
    Even respected pundits reacted to Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech in a way that revealed we've come a long way, but there's an awfully long way to go.
  • Health & Science
    Trapped Film Shows Reproductive Rights Fight
    July 8, 2016
    | Theresa Riley
    A PBS documentary follows the clinic workers and lawyers on the front lines of the battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.
  • Society
    Actually, Women DO Vote Based on Gender
    June 15, 2016
    | Ann Jones
    And they see through Trump's abusive behavior, even if the media don’t.
  • Mississippi's Women Are Some of the Poorest in the Country. But We're Getting Organized.
    October 23, 2015
    | Kenisha Potter-Stevenson
    A group of women — mostly low-income people of color — are preparing to put pressure on state politicians.
  • Race, Gender and Money in Politics
    August 20, 2015
    | Donovan Ramsey
    Former Ohio Secretary of State candidate Nina Turner opens up about the 'cash ceiling' women, candidates of color face.


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