The debate over depictions of women in video games has basically boiled down to “big boobs bad, small boobs good!” A few developers hope to change that.
Gender & Sexuality
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Oklahoma’s Abortion Battle Goes National
The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that bans the abortion pill is constitutional.
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Court Holds Key Texas Abortion Regulation Unconstitutional
Several states have begun to erect a series of regulations on abortion that would make it essentially impossible for many women within their states to obtain an abortion by making it impossible for clinics to operate. The question now becomes whether the federal courts from preventing states from doing piecemeal from what they’re theoretically constitutionally […]
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A Look Inside the ‘Men’s Rights’ Movement That Helped Fuel California Alleged Killer Elliot Rodger
How the rise of organized misogynist activism is hurting women—and men
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The Supreme Court v. Civil RIghts
The Supreme Court plays an outsize role in limiting Congress’s ability to protect disadvantaged groups.
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Popping the Pill’s Bubble
Free birth control is great, but it’s not going to do women much good if they don’t know which method to use.
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Jezebel Grew Up
The website used upstart humor to teach feminism to a generation. Now it’s a media “influencer.”
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Closing the Gender Gap in the Fed’s Hallowed Halls
Janet Yellen’s nomination as the first female Fed chair doesn’t just have symbolic importance—she’s likely to push for policies that aid working mothers and families.
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The She-covery that Wasn’t
Women may have more jobs than ever, but should we be applauding record gains in low-wage employment when gender discrimination and the pay gap persist?
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The Conflicted Gay Pioneer
Donald Webster Cory’s 1951 landmark book, The Homosexual in America, inspired early activists. Then he disavowed its message.
