“Feminism,” the writer and editor Marie Shear famously said in an often-misattributed quote, “is the radical notion that women are people.” The genius of this line, of course, is that it appears to be entirely non-controversial, which reminds us all the more effectively of the past century of fierce debates surrounding women’s equality. And what ...

Several states, including Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri have recently passed laws that effectively ban abortion. They prohibit the procedure just weeks into pregnancy and, in some cases, make providing abortion care punishable by a years-long prison... ...

One letter of the alphabet has more currency than all the others combined. That letter is "x".  Unlike in mathematics, the value of "x" is known in the era of internet messagingThat "x" is most often used to convey a kiss when affixed to the end... ...

When the next car-sized rover lands on Mars in 2020, the ultimate head of this extraterrestrial endeavor will be physicist Lori Glaze. She's leads NASA's Planetary Science Division.  And she's not alone. For the first time in history, three of N... ...

The so-called mental load, famously the subject of a viral comic about the domestic to-do list managed almost exclusively by women, is now the inspiration for a new appLabor of Love aims to make women feel appreciated for their unseen or unrecognized... ...

Somali-American model Halima Aden just made history as the first to ever wear a hijab and burkini in Sports Illustrated’s signature swimsuit issue. The 21-year-old will appear in the May 2019 issue of the magazine with a series photographed by ... ...

Green Day, a band consisting of three men, has written a "handbook" for "every woman who refuses to capitulate."  The book was illustrated by artist Frank Caruso, also a man. So yep, that makes four men and zero women authoring... a handbook aim... ...

The U.S. women's national soccer team is famous for crushing it at the World Cup and the Olympics. The team's accomplished athletes, including forwards Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Christen Press, also happen to be among the best-known champions f... ...

If you've ever had to pretend to have a boyfriend or husband to get out of an uncomfortable or threatening situation, then you'll know that it can be a terrifying and isolating experience. But, you're not alone and these responses to Jameela Jamil's ... ...

A new mom never knows when she’ll feel utterly alone and desperate. Maybe it’ll be when she’s laid out her pumping equipment in a closet-sized room at work only to realize she’s forgotten the power cord. Or when her bus stalls... ...