women

Obama appoints first female head of Secret Service

President Obama named Julia Pierson, a longtime agent, as the first female director of the Secret Service

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 8:46 PM UTC
Life Secret Service, women

Can women over 50 “lean in”?

Sheryl Sandberg's advice is well-intentioned, but it doesn't apply to older women who wish to reenter the workforce

Tira Harpaz, Feministing Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 51
Life Feministing, Feminism

Four lessons from Steubenville

The verdict isn't the end of the story. Here's what we must take away from the teen rape case still rocking America

Irin Carmon Monday, Mar 18, 2013 2:15 PM UTC 43
News Rape, Steubenville

Pope Francis, please remember the women!

Reversing the Church's retrograde notions of gender may be the sternest challenge of the new papacy

Marian Ronan, Religion Dispatches Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:40 PM UTC 14
Social Religion Dispatches

Can rape be stopped?

From the Steubenville teens to Sean Hannity to Adam in "Girls," the conversation about consent is far from over

Irin Carmon Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 51
Life Girls, Lena Dunham, Rape, women

Feminist hero dad hacks Donkey Kong for daughter

Mike Mika's daughter wanted to save Mario for a change, so the hacker dad flipped the script VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Mar 11, 2013 6:54 PM UTC 14
Technology Video, women, Feminism, videogames

Consumer report: Women hate Hooters a little less than they used to

A new survey finds that the chain's rebranding effort might be working -- but just the littlest bit VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Mar 11, 2013 5:23 PM UTC
Business Video, women, men, Gender, Sex

Must-see morning clip: Sheryl Sandberg on why more women aren’t at the top

The Facebook COO says women worry too much about being liked VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Mar 11, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Life Video, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook

Sheryl Sandberg tells Salon: I was wrong about women

The Facebook exec talks to us about running for office, picking a partner and how she's evolved on feminism

Irin Carmon Monday, Mar 11, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 29
Business Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, Books

With Hillary gone, will State Department still prioritize women?

Foggy Bottom was run by a great champion for women. What are John Kerry's plans?

Ruth Messinger Friday, Mar 8, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Politics women, John Kerry

Japanese ad firm turns women’s thighs into billboards

A new trend in Japan is taking human advertising in a slightly more risqué direction

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 10:12 PM UTC
Life women, Advertising, Sex, sexuality

Sandberg might really do it

Skeptics be damned, the Facebook exec's idea for women could launch a movement. Here's how

Linda Hirshman Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 19
Politics Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook, women

Who cares about seeing Ashley Judd naked?

The Daily Caller's latest attack rings hollow in the age of sexting, boob songs and Bush's leaked self-portraits

Irin Carmon Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 6:02 PM UTC 61
Entertainment Ashley Judd, Nudity, Feminism

Can religion support feminism?

The "Lean In" social movement aims to empower women, but it may have a hard time in segregated religious circles

Joanna Brooks, Religion Dispatches Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Social Religion Dispatches, Feminism

Hooters’ not-so-”awesome” ad campaign feeds on fat-phobia

The boob-and-fast-food franchise's new ads portray themselves as a safe haven for men from overweight women VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 3:44 PM UTC 39
Business Video, Hooters, Breasts, boobs

How to do outrage

Done right, Internet griping can shame Seth McFarlane and ruin Todd Akin. Done wrong, it's phony, Dowd-esque shlock

Irin Carmon Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 170
Oscars women, Maureen Dowd, Feminism

Women and the investment gap

More than ever, women are breadwinners and budget-makers for their household. So why aren't they investing?

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 2:08 PM UTC
Life Finance, women, Gender, Money

Free your workers, Yahoo!

Working from home is a women's issue

Irin Carmon Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 45
Business Facebook, Google, Marissa Mayer

What message did SOTU send to women?

In his address, the president appealed to an integral voting bloc: Women

Ellen Chesler and Andrea Flynn, Next New Deal Friday, Feb 15, 2013 1:16 PM UTC
Politics Next New Deal, President Obama

Ten women detained in Israel for wearing prayer shawls at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Among them is comedian Sarah Silverman's sister

Prachi Gupta Monday, Feb 11, 2013 2:01 PM UTC 33
Life Jerusalem, Israel

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