A NEW TECH STARTUP wants to give people with vaginas a never-before-seen level of insight into their reproductive health. NextGen Jane’s “smart tampon” collects and analyzes…
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I CAST MY FIRST BALLOT in November 2008. At the time, I had a lot of anxieties about the significance of my vote and its…
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SHORTLY AFTER the couple announced their split in May 2016, Tyga reportedly leaked video of Kylie Jenner on his website. At least one Twitter user claimed to…
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IN THE WORLD OF INTERNET SENSATIONALISM, website xoJane has carved out a niche with its gross-out stories and shocking personal essays from young women. It’s a…
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A NEW STUDY from the Crown Clinic shows that, in the court of public perception, gray hair ages women twice as much as men. Clearly, the…
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IN A FEW SHORT YEARS, online harassment has gone from relative obscurity — in privileged circles — to a newsworthy phenomenon. A flurry of recent…
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IN AN ARTICLE discussing multi-million dollar advances for debut authors, Knopf editor Claudia Herr told Entertainment Weekly that Stephanie Danler “would have [been] paid … the same money” for Sweetbitter, even…
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LET’S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT: women voters decide elections. Thrown behind the biggest issues of our day, with ballots to back it up, our voting…
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IT’S DIFFICULT to talk about male feminists without mentioning actor Matt McGorry. Known for his roles in Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away with…
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FIND ANY STORY where a woman has been harassed, assaulted, or berated by a man, and you’ll see plenty of guys — and, unfortunately, one…
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AT ANY GIVEN TIME, in any group of people, I’m the person who says, “Hey, have you seen that new documentary?” Of course, hardly anyone…
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WON’T SOMEONE think of the women and children? That is the rallying cry for the bigots obsessed with where their transgender neighbors pee. If we allow…
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