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Women's Rights

Politics

Behind Every Republican Man

Joni Ernst’s reelection campaign may be an object lesson in what it takes for a woman to win in today’s GOP.

Kerry Howley The New Republic Sep 2020 20min Permalink

History Tech

The Secret History of Women in Coding

Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?

Clive Thompson The New York Times Magazine Feb 2019 35min Permalink

Crime

A Likely Story

What motivates men like Harvey Weinstein?

Mimi Kramer Medium Oct 2017 25min Permalink

Gloria Allred's Crusade

A profile of the attorney.

Jia Tolentino New Yorker Sep 2017 35min Permalink

Indian Women Seeking Jobs Confront Taboos and Threats

The women would walk 10 miles from the village to the meat packing plants. Their pay supported drunk husbands and hungry children. When they were told to stop, they broke with tradition and went to the law.

Ellen Barry New York Times Jan 2016 25min Permalink

Time, Gentlemen

The last all-male clubs in Britain are contemplating admitting women. But a significant proportion of their members still want to preserve the spaces as male-only.

Amelia Gentleman The Guardian Apr 2015 20min Permalink

World

The Target

A profile of Malala Yousafzai, the young activist from Pakistan who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Marie Brenner Vanity Fair Apr 2013 35min Permalink

World

India’s Golden Chance

How the next generation of Indian women could break the country’s cycle of early motherhood and forced marriage.

Meera Subramanian VQR Feb 2014 30min Permalink

The End of Men

As of this year, more women than men are in the U.S. workforce. More women are managers and more women are earning college degrees. Here’s why.

Hanna Rosin The Atlantic Jun 2010 35min Permalink