The curious appeal of the country legend in a divided nation

Her new story collection poses thorny questions and defies her critics.

The boys’ club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members.

A case out of Wisconsin reveals how fragile—and superficial—coalitions between anti-violence organizations and police really are.

New books by Mariah Carey and Lana Del Rey report from inside the trap of celebrity.

The activists of the 1990s worked so diligently that they were written out of history.

The meme-ification of the justice was just one part of the brand-driven, girl-bossed, leaned-in conception of women’s freedom in which it incubated.

New York City schools are supposed to be back in session in September. Are they ready?

Why the work of the Nineteenth Amendment is far from over

It’s an emotionally compelling notion for activists and a tidy narrative for pundits. But it’s a 100-year-old myth.

Why do we watch dramas about right-wing women?

How Tara Reade’s allegations bring us back to a familiar cycle of denial and complicity

One in three jobs held by women in the U.S. is deemed “essential” right now. Will we value that labor after the crisis has passed?

Susan Fowler’s memoir is a remarkable record of personal struggle—but shows the problem with trusting the system.

Recollections of My Nonexistence is big on relatable feminist insights but skips the difficult questions.

A long prison sentence can’t repair the harm he caused for dozens of women over many decades. What would it look like to demand more?

Midlife was once seen as a chance for women to reassert themselves. Then came an organized, misogynist backlash.

Grassroots Democrats are marching and donating, but they are not forging a movement.

Eastman was a women’s suffragist, labor reformer, and founder of the ACLU, but her work never quite took center stage.

How an employment case in the United Kingdom revealed the ugly contours of anti-trans discrimination