Marissa Powell was nervous at Sunday's Miss USA pageant, which is why she flubbed her response, she says VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:48 PM UTC
Media Video, women and work, women
The spread will still appear in the magazine's upcoming print issue, which has already been published
Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:27 PM UTC
Media Mental health, Suicide, trolling
The Pentagon will announce a schedule to begin the transition on Tuesday, according to reports
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 1:21 PM UTC
Life women, women in combat, combat
The new batch of astronauts represents the highest percentage of female candidates ever selected by NASA
Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:46 PM UTC
Life NASA, Space, Space Travel
Their latest charade -- a proposed 20-week national abortion ban -- will never pass. But it reveals so much
Irin Carmon Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:25 PM UTC
Politics Editor's Picks, Abortion
Before posting his photo on Facebook, our commuter train heroine might have considered more intriguing options
Cary Tennis Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Didn't Ask
The novelist wrote an abrupt letter to the Times saying that sexism is worse in theater than it is in publishing
Prachi Gupta Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:40 PM UTC
Media Jonathan Franzen, frank bruni
“If the circumstances are such that a female Dalai Lama is more useful, then a female Dalai Lama will come"
Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:29 PM UTC
Life dalai lama, Gender, gender parity
The doctor accused of killing a 13-year-old during an illegal operation was released pending further investigation
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:28 PM UTC
Life female genital mutilation
Workers are currently renovating the two-stall bathroom to make room for a record number of female lawmakers
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 4:32 PM UTC
Life bathrooms, women, Women's Rights
Sen. Carl Levin stripped a measure to bring in outside prosecutors in sexual assault cases from a defense bill
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 12:46 PM UTC
Life sexual asasult
The administration announced Monday that it will submit to a federal court order to lift restrictions on Plan B
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Business Plan B, emergency contraception
A new analysis reveals that men spend more time than women on TV, exercise, and other leisure activities
Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 4:52 PM UTC
Life Pew Research Center, Gender Gap
The Ohio Senate passed a budget that would slash funding for rape crisis centers and women's health facilities
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 9:57 PM UTC
Life Reproductive Rights
The American writer won the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction, beating writers like Zadie Smith and Hilary Mantel
Prachi Gupta Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, women, Writing, literature
But according to new research, they don't have the same expectations for men
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 5:05 PM UTC
Life women, Work, women's labor
A new study finds that, when choosing friends, women snub other women they think are sexually permissive
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 9:16 PM UTC
Life Sex, sexuality, women, Gender
An unlikely coalition of liberals and conservatives is shifting the way we view – and treat – people who sell sex
Irin Carmon Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 5:38 PM UTC
Politics Prostitution, Sex, felons
The author and historian inserts some reality and common sense into a debate marred by panic about gender norms
Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 5:20 PM UTC
Life Gender, Sex, Sexism, women
"Why should we take your word for it, Erick Erickson's science, instead of all of these experts?," Kelly asks VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Friday, May 31, 2013 7:02 PM UTC
Life Video, Megyn Kelly, loud dobbs