Jill Filipovic
Trump's Treatment of Women, Not Russia, Will Bring Him Down
We should be paying more attention to the sexual harassment and assault allegations swirling around the president.
Women Will Be the Ones to Save America from Trump
Thanks to decades of feminist groundwork, women across the country are poised not just to elect the country's first female president, but to reject misogynistic policies that have denied them benefits.
Hillary Clinton Needs to Admit the Truth: She's Lame
Awkwardly joking around with Zach Galifianakis won't make her seem cool—the secret to winning the millennial vote is to embrace the fact that she's very, very corny.
Donald Trump's Maternity Leave Plan Is a Big Deal, Too Bad It Sucks
Donald Trump's endorsement of the general idea that women shouldn't be punished for becoming pregnant falls short in many ways, but it also represents a historic break from the Republican Party.
How Feminism Enabled, Then Buried, Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly's career of fighting feminism was made possible by the forces she spent her life battling. And in the end, she lost.
Student Loan Debt Is Leaving Women Broke and Vulnerable
More women are going to college than ever before—but once they graduate, they have more debt and less pay than their male peers. And it's creating a systemic wealth gap that lasts a lifetime.
How Ayn Rand Became Libertarians’ Sociopathic Pixie Dream Girl
Rand's largest talent lies not in her status as the mother of Objectivism, but her ability to play the Cool Girl in the minds of men whose view of women is colored by both desire and revulsion.