Feminism

A new biography sheds light on the suffragette movement's attempts to cover up its own more radical past.

Younger feminists demonstrate a fresh confidence in the power of activism, particularly via social media.

Lucasta Miller's new biography of the poet celebrates her literary triumphs while casting a skeptical eye on the society that rejected her.

On its third anniversary, the march faces serious controversy—and probably a much lower turnout than in previous years.

New research finds men are favored for jobs requiring a first-rate intellect.

The author of "Like a Mother" chats with Pacific Standard about childbirth, baby books, and the narratives excluded from the pregnancy conversation.

Two new books argue that women's anger has new political force in the age of Trump.

Looking back at Adrienne Rich's politics and prose—and toward a radical feminist future.

A conversation with the film's co-writer and producer Olivia Milch about hiring a diverse cast and writing all-female leads.

Considering a new anthology of stories about rape culture—and two other anthologies about how to end it.

You can't understand international security without thinking about gender and the many ways it influences behavior, access, and opportunity.

While the region touts some of the most pro-feminism positions in the world, there are still many regressive aspects to its society.

Kassi Underwood's memoir, May Cause Love, probes the difficulties many feminists feel in expressing grief around abortions in a way that doesn't set the pro-choice movement back.

The author of The Art of Vanishing discusses literary mysteries, monogamy, and the future of #MeToo.

Sunita Sharma has founded a homestead in Mankhu where women can own their own land, offering them a path out of dependency.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Hedy Lamarr was promoted as "the most beautiful woman in the world." She also helped create a technology that's now in our cell phones.

The less-than-logical distinction reflects the complex connotations the term carries.

Susan Griffin explains the meaning behind the film's images of female suffering.

In her new book, martial artist Wendy Rouse digs into the history of women fighting back.

The reporter-activist discusses her latest book—and why class politics is identity politics.

We spoke to Jenny Hval about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.

Nearly 45 years after they put the female superhero on the cover of Ms. magazine's first issue, the players behind the cover consider its impact, and the new movie.