Articles
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The Brexit and Women’s Rights in the UK
Although women comprise the majority of voters in the UK, they were noticeably absent in…
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Dispatches from Rio: Rape in Rio de Janeiro
This is the first of several pieces we will run about the city of Rio…
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Throwing Shade on Lady Presidential Candidates: Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927)
Oh, Hillary. What a bitch. A liar. A cheat. A man-hater. A one-percenter. The Donald…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news The CDC might want…
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What to Expect When You’re an Expecting Superhero: Spider-Woman Shifts Gears
Like the best action, the new comic Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears, Vol 1: Baby Talk starts…
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The Problem with Fat-Talk at the Pediatrician’s Office
“His BMI is on the high side of normal. See?” The pediatrician showed me a…
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“Me Before You”: Hollywood’s Disability Problem & the Perils of Assisted Suicide
The recent movie Me Before You, based on the best-selling book by Jojo Moyes, has been…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news The fever of 1721.…
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Blood and Tears in Orlando
On June 12 of this year, a lone gunman entered Pulse, a gay nightclub in…
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Feminist Bodies, Feminist Selves
I have never known a person who was 100% content with everything about their body,…