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Rebecca Traister

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September 4, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Feminism's Real First Wave Was America's Early Teachers
An interview with Dana Goldstein, author of 'The Teacher Wars'
August 26, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Beyonce's VMA Performance Was the Feminist Moment I've Been Waiting For
Behold one of the most powerful pop-culture messages of my lifetime
August 7, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Men Have Every Right to Complain About Parenting
Why we need more men to speak openly about the challenges and joys of raising kids
August 4, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Nine West Thinks Women Need "Husband-Hunting" Shoes
Five ideas for the shoe company's next ad campaign
July 31, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Don't Let Republicans Erase Vaginas From Women's Health
Without them, no health care system is complete
July 24, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Why Are There No Female Sheldon Adelsons?
The real reasons for the absence of free-spending women political donors
July 16, 2014
Rebecca Traister
I Don’t Care If You Like It
Women are tired of being judged by the Esquire metric.
July 10, 2014
Rebecca Traister
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the Most Popular Woman on the Internet
Web culture's revolutionary celebration of powerful female leaders
July 2, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Paid Family Leave in America Is a Disgrace
But that might finally change
June 26, 2014
Rebecca Traister
A Woman Should Run for President Against Hillary Clinton. Or Many Women.
June 25, 2014
Rebecca Traister
The Lonely Life of an Outlaw's Daughter
Making sense of a childhood filled with violence
June 11, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Hillary Clinton's Memoir Isn't Terrible at All. It's Fun and Even a Little Weird.
June 5, 2014
Rebecca Traister
The Slenderman Stabbing Shows Girls Will Be Girls, Too
Adolescent angst and violence are not the exclusive domain of boys
May 29, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Feminists Killed Home Ec. Now They Should Bring It Back—for Boys and Girls.
May 23, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Jill Abramson's Firing Was About Gender. And Also Not About Gender.
Why we always ask the wrong questions about sexism
May 15, 2014
Rebecca Traister
I Sort of Hope We Find Out That Jill Abramson Was Robbing the Cash Register
Trying to explain a singularly humiliating firing
May 8, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Monica Lewinsky Is the Perfect Person to Kick Off the Conversation About Hillary Clinton's Presidency
April 18, 2014
Rebecca Traister
How to Be Less Stupid About Hillary Clinton's Future Grandchild
March 12, 2014
Rebecca Traister
The World's Greatest Feminist Fishmonger
February 28, 2014
Rebecca Traister
The Uselessness of Hating Sheryl Sandberg

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