Gender

Exposing "The Invisible War" on Women in the Military

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon

A new documentary shows how the military has, across the board and in every branch, failed to protect its members from sexual assault.

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The 7 Most Anti-Gay Congressmembers

By Josh Israel, Adam Peck / ThinkProgress

Family Meltdown: Why the Nuclear Family Is Not the Model for Women Leaders' Success

By Cynthia Liu / AlterNet

Why Are Women Mostly on the Sidelines for Political Fundraising Battles?

By Amy Schiller / AlterNet

Finally, Some Subversive Action Princesses in New Films: "Snow White" and "Brave"

By Jaclyn Friedman / Comment Is Free

Men Step Up to Support Women's Rights and Fight Violence ... Stars and Regular Guys Say They Are Ready to Show Up

Top General's Unbelievably Idiotic Comment About Rape in the Middle of Military Rape Epidemic

The Growing Cost of Having Kids Is Tipping More Women Towards Ambivalence about Motherhood

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Gender

Ripped Off by Smugglers, Groped by Border Patrol: The Nightmares Women Migrants Face

Erika L. Sanchez / AlterNet

"Having it All?" The Wrong Question for Most Women

Ellen Bravo / Women's Media Center

Born Evil: That's What the Mormon Church Taught Me as a Brown and Female Child

Neeta Lind / Daily Kos

Toxic Chemicals in Hair and Nail Salons Create Serious Suffering in the Name of Beauty

Michelle Chen / In These Times

Abortions Have Made Life Better for Millions Of Men: It's About Time to Speak Up in Support

Sara Robinson / AlterNet

Models With Black Eyes, Split Lips and Slit Throats? Fashion Hits New, Sexist Low

Catherine Scott / Ms. Blog

Glenn Beck Declares War on 'Glee'

Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet

Melissa Harris-Perry: Fear Is Driving America's Politics, But Hope Is the Only Antidote

Melissa Harris-Perry / Take Back the American Dream

Unhappy Father’s Day! Paid Paternity Leave Far From Reality in United States

Kari Lydersen / In These Times

Stop Our Sperm, Please! Many Men Demand Male Birth Control - Why Don't We Have Any?

Irin Carmon / Salon

Even Military Rape Victims Aren't Safe from the GOP -- 3 Republican Moves Against Women We Have to Beat Back

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

How Queer Activists Are Getting the Better of Conservatives

Pam Chamberlain / Political Research Associates

War On Women Extends to Their Paychecks: Senate Republicans Refuse to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act

Mariya Strauss / AlterNet

The Secret of Our Obsession With Anne Boleyn

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

"The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch)" -- An Analysis

Amada Sandoval / AlterNet

10 Reasons Not to Get Married

Samhita Mukhopadhyay / Jezebel

Latin American Countries Have Elected a Wave of Women Leaders--Why Hasn't Equality Followed?

Erika Guevara-Rosas / Foreign Policy in Focus

Not Satisfied With Attacking Nuns, Catholic Bishops Go After Girl Scouts

Mary E. Hunt / Religion Dispatches

Why the Pope Hates Nuns

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

Why Sexual Objectification Pushed Soul Singer D'Angelo to Leave Music

Lesley Kinzel / xojane

Right-Wing Terrorism: Arson, Bombs, and Break-Ins at Women's Clinics Seek to Instill Fear

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

Michelle Chen / AlterNet

Americans Heart Gay Marriage, Divide on Abortion, Hate Labels

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

Dear Girls -- Here's Why Nasty Old Religious Men Are Terrified of You

Soraya Chemaly / AlterNet

The Sex Appeal of Women in Power

Salamishah Tillet / The Nation

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