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Culture
What New Girl Says About the New Recession-Era Man
The feminized dudes of New Girl fit perfectly into the economic zeitgeist.
Culture
Intermission: Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls
"Shit White Girls Say ... to Black Girls" discards cheap racist, sexist jokes in favor of self-aware comedy about sexism and racism.
Culture
Intermission: A Little Girl Calls Out Sexist Marketing
As we nurse our holiday shopping hangovers, some wisdom from little Riley on girl toys and boy toys.
Lifestyle
Girl Toys, Boy Toys: Unpacking the Gender Issues of 2011's Hot Gifts
Behind the extreme gender polarization of this year's bestselling children's toys.
Culture
Reality Doesn't Have to Bite: Five Shows That Aren't Totally Terrible
Reality TV shows are here to stay, so we might as well celebrate the ones that don't suck.
Lifestyle
The Upside of Sexual Objectification
When we perceive a woman through her body, she appears "more capable of pain, pleasure, desire, sensation, and emotion but lacking in agency."
Culture
Why Should Women Read The Economist?
The Economist's new ad campaign attempts to appeal to women—by asserting that appealing to women is unnecessary.
Education
Is Single-Sex Education All it's Cracked Up to Be?
A paper in Science says single-sex education can hinder kids' relationships with members of the opposite sex, but other experts disagree.
Culture
New Retro Shows Have Mad Men's Style But Not Its Bite
Like Mad Men, two new shows about the 1960s shine a light on the women of pre-feminist America. Too bad they’re shilling revisionist history.
Education
After 94 Years, Tiny Deep Springs College Goes Coed
After 94 years and plenty of debate, the tiny nontraditional school is going coed. Two alumni reflect on the decision.
Lifestyle
Identity Crisis
Is transgender teens’ desire to switch their sex a mental disorder that needs treatment, or is it the rest of society that has a problem?
Education
The Depressing Truth About Why Women Need College Degrees
Most Americans think women need to go to college to get ahead. Is that a good thing or just a sign that sexism still rules?
Culture
Is Google+ a Sausage Party? Google Says No Way
A statistic is floating around that 88 percent of Google+ users are male. Google says it's a lie.
Culture
How I Learned to Hate Transgender People
Be it music, movies, or TV, American culture just can't get enough of mocking transgender people. Here's why that needs to stop.
News
Infographic: Women on the Front Lines
Women have been involved in every major conflict in recent U.S. history.
Culture
Sweden Has a New Gender-Free Preschool. Is This the Way to Fight Bias?
One preschool in Sweden has banned the use of "him" and "her." Will this experiment bring us gender equality?
Culture
Why Is "Gay in America" For Men Only?
Scott Pasfield's new book of portraits busts stereotypes and widens opportunities for gay men. Gay women wish it did the same for them.
Education
Are Early Interventions the Key to Ending the Black Male Education Crisis?
Scholars say we need to focus intervention efforts for black boys on pre-K through third grade, but the methods raise plenty of questions.
