Life

I won't call you back if you don't leave a message

My sisters hang up and expect me to call back. Why don't they follow the rule?
Cary Tennis

Another bill, same abortion battle

Coverage of women's preventive care garners a predictable response
Tracy Clark-Flory
Sarah Palin

Trig, the anti-abortion straw baby

Sarah Palin's son is being used to demonize pro-choicers
Tracy Clark-Flory
Parenting

Is my kids making me not smart?

Stay-at-home fatherhood dulls my intellect to a nub. Excuse me while I ponder the subtext of "Hippos Go Berserk"
Aaron Traister
Education

Welcome to Rosie the Riveter High

A California charter school named after the poster girl for working women trains girls to succeed in the trades
Kate Harding
Feminism

Do women need access to affordable Botox?

Terry O'Neill and Gloria Steinem think a tax on cosmetic surgery is unfair to women. But so is the beauty standard
Kate Harding

Will the CT scan find my lost wallet?

What are those radiology technicians staring at so intently? It makes one nervous
Cary Tennis
Obesity

Too fat to graduate?

A Pennsylvania university forces students with a BMI over 30 to take a remedial fitness course
Kate Harding
Taylor Swift

Pop princess, feminist villain?

She's her own boss at 19 and a wildly successful artist, but her songs keep her waiting around for Prince Charming
Kate Harding

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Friday, Dec 4, 2009 08:05 PST

PETA crosses the line. Again

Oh God! It's nudity and puppies!
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Friday, Dec 4, 2009 04:05 PST

High-def? That's a dealbreaker!

Thursday night's moment of awesome, courtesy of "30 Rock" Video
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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 11:11 PST

Mammogram mix-up

The panel behind new guidelines on breast cancer screenings admits it "communicated very poorly" Video
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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 09:30 PST

New feline predator on the loose!

Cougar menace yields to "cheetah" threat
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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 09:04 PST

Scientific American names first female editor in chief

Mariette DiChristina breaks a 164-year-old glass ceiling
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:22 PST

The real threat to marriage?

Straight people! We've been screwing it up for decades, says Sen. Diane Savino Video
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:03 PST

Cancer means you have to answer the phone

There's no hiding when the doctors call
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 12:40 PST

Tiger by the tail

The golf legend and symbol of cultural harmony crashes and burns. Maybe we're all better off for it Video
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 12:03 PST

Why not Team Bella?

How to talk to girls who are obsessed with the self-destructive heroine of "New Moon"
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 11:01 PST

Dudes: Porn is harmless!

A researcher surveys 20 young men and proclaims that smut doesn't change guys' view of women
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 07:03 PST

Meredith Baxter: "I can be that lesbian you know"

The beloved TV mom tells her own story before the tabloids can Video
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 06:03 PST

Slap on a pink ribbon, call it a day

That little loop seems to have replaced real feminism, which is why women's health priorities are so screwed up
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 03:03 PST

Was Marilyn Monroe a stoner?

An undated home movie shows the actress waiting to inhale Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Don't just swallow it

What women could learn from how the gay rights movement plays politics
By Linda Hirshman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 16:02 PST

How to spend many hours lying down

In which surgery is finally scheduled and the author contemplates his unenviable (supine) position
By Cary Tennis
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 15:05 PST

Young, thin, white and disabled

The problem with "Britain's Missing Top Model"
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Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 13:45 PST

Protect marriage, ban divorce!

A California man is promoting a satirical ballot petition that targets opponents of gay unions
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Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:10 PST

Colleges on campus rape: Shhh!

A new report says students face a secretive university judicial system when it comes to sexual assault
Tracy Clark-Flory
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 06:01 PST

Tiger Woods' bad drive

Why a fender bender became a media storm that isn't going away
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Monday, Nov 30, 2009 19:12 PST

Don't cry for Chris Brown

Soon after canceling Adam Lambert's performance, ABC bumps the R&B singer -- to a better time slot
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Monday, Nov 30, 2009 17:31 PST

My partner won't stop drinking

I finally told him to leave. Do we have a future?
By Cary Tennis
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 17:31 PST

Death to smiley

Why emoticons need to die :-(
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 15:35 PST

What's wrong with female desire?

It may be hard to treat a woman's sex drive disorder -- but it's even tougher to define
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Monday, Nov 30, 2009 12:31 PST

Are Canadian prostitution laws unconstitutional?

Sex workers say Canada's criminal code threatens their liberty and security
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Monday, Nov 30, 2009 07:31 PST

Polanski moves from jail to ski chalet

The rapist director is granted bail, and one of his most vocal apologists celebrates
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