Single, Childless, and Empowered
Two new books provide honest reflections on the growing trend of opting out.
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Can We Train Teenage Girls to See Less Darkness in the World?
Girls with depressed mothers are much more likely to develop depression themselves—but there might be a solution.
Couples Want to Lean In Together, But They Need Employers to Change Too
Sheryl Sandberg may be missing the point with her latest #LeanInTogether movement. It's not that men don't want to support their spouses—it's that our workplaces aren't changing fast enough to encourage it.
Our Approach to Countering Violent Extremism Must Prioritize Women
Defeating groups like ISIS and Boko Haram increasingly relies on women. Not only are women playing a greater role in these organizations, but they are also playing a greater role in stopping them. And until the United States matches its rhetoric on prioritizing women in the fight against violent extremism with action, we won't fully eliminate this kind of terrorism.
On the Bright Side
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to print and digital magazine subscribers.
We Need to Talk About Our Periods
People, it seems, are comfortable talking about contraception and about girls living in poverty, but not about their periods, which remain a major hurdle to education in places where adequate facilities are non-existent.
Our C-Section Rate Won’t Budge—Is It Because We Don’t Trust Women’s Hormones?
An unprecedented new report looking at the biochemical mechanisms linked to birth and breastfeeding suggests that over-treatment in the delivery room is having lasting, harmful effects on both mothers and children.
Dads in Advertising: Are Times Changing?
What does it mean that fathers have found their way into more ads and are starting to look comfortable there?
Where Do Negative Stereotypes About Feminists Come From?
Actual feminists have lost control over their own reputation.
Use Finger Length—Not Genetics—to Predict Promiscuity
A new study further debunks the myth that men and women inherently think one way about sex. It's more about the size of your fingers, actually.