The Post-Roe Generation
An article in New York Times Magazine calls attention (once again) to the generational divide in the reproductive rights movement -- in this instance, the difficulty of finding millennials willing to fight for access to abortion. The story spotlights the "the menopausal militia": women in Congress and lobbying organizations, such as NARAL, who are trying to ensure that abortion rig

The Global Domestic Violence Epidemic
Since we're in the middle of the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Violence, I thought today I'd take a look at domestic violence. It's certainly not something to be proud of that a quarter of American women are victims of domestic abuse, or that only half of such incidents get reported to the police. Or that a estimated 15-25% of married women have suffered marital rape -- whi

Expecting Women to Always Be Caregivers Is Unfair to Both Parties
With the holidays upon us, I am reminded of the extra work that takes place as families and friends gather together in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. I am reminded that the majority of that work, like most daily household work -- including, but not limited to, cooking and cleaning and taking care of the children while they are on break from school -- is done by women. Many of these women take on these extra duties on top of out-of-the-home jobs where

Sudanese Teen Flogged for Wearing ... Skirt?
You've probably heard something about the fact that Sudan has a problem with women wearing pants. Well, it turns out that wearing a skirt also won't keep you safe from northern Sudan's vague indecency laws. Sixteen-year-old Silva Kashif ran afoul of conservative Islamic sharia law for wearing a skirt that stopped benea

It's A Girl! ART Being Used to Favor Daughters Over Sons
Matthew Yglesias points out a new micro-trend when it comes to parenting: Girls May Be The New Boys. In the world that I study, this comes as a surprise. After looking at countries like China, where boys are the preference, and continents like Africa, where women are often treated as second class citizens, I am a bit shocked to hear that parents in the United States are actually suff