Stories by Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem: Why We Should Be Both Optimistic and Cautious About a New Report on Women in the Workplace

The Shriver Report stands to attract some serious (and overdue) attention to a woman's role in the workplace. Whether that will translate to action is yet unclear.
Posted on Oct 19, 2009, Source: Women's Media Center

Gloria Steinem Debates Racism and Sexism in the '08 Election

An exchange between Gloria Steinem and progressive leader Sally Kohn about a recent NY Times op-ed on identity politics in the '08 campaign.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Gloria Steinem: In Defense of the 'Chick Flick'

I propose, as the opposite of "chick flick," films called "prick flicks." Not only will it serve film critics well, but its variants will add to the literary lexicon.
Posted on Jul 7, 2007, Source: Women's Media Center

Hillary and Barack: Right Candidates, Wrong Question

It's way too early to know which candidate will earn trust or survive Swift-boating, but forcing a choice between race and sex only conceals what's really going on.
Posted on Apr 4, 2007, Source: Women's Media Center

Why Being a Feminist Does Not Mean Backing All Women

It's OK not to care if Condi Rice goes down with a sinking ship or if Katherine Harris, the woman who handed Florida's electoral votes to Bush in 2000, enters history as an unprincipled crook.
Posted on Jan 16, 2007, Source: Women's Media Center

Will Sex Ever Make Us As Smart As Race?

Imagine what the country might be like if white women were to vote with a little more of the self-respect and enlightened self-interest of, say, African-American male voters.
Posted on Nov 1, 2002, Source: AlterNet