There’s a fine line between being an ally and making a movement all about yourself. It was…
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Ted Cruz Has No Idea How Pregnancy Works
The Texas senator refuses to acknowledge that pregnancy can be dangerous or that medication abortion can…
Continue ReadingAaron Coleman’s Ex-Girlfriend Says His Misogynist Abuse Didn’t Stop in Middle School
Taylor Passow tells GEN the Kansas congressional candidate attacked her in December. Aaron Coleman, the 19-year-old who…
Continue ReadingThe Left’s Misogyny Problem
The Aaron Coleman saga shows how for too many ‘progressive’ men, women’s well-being takes a backseat…
Continue ReadingWhy We Can’t Sleep
Who can sleep during all of this? I’ve always had issues with sleep: One of my…
Continue ReadingThe Pandemic Isn’t Forcing Moms Out of the Workforce
Let’s be crystal clear about why working mothers are suffering. On Wednesday, the Washington Post published a…
Continue ReadingWhy Women Apologize
Once again, a woman faces repercussions for her own success. Though Joe Biden still hasn’t announced his…
Continue ReadingThe Sexual Abuse Epidemic Is Much More Mundane Than Ghislaine Maxwell
Americans tend to focus on the most outrageous crimes because they give cover to more everyday…
Continue ReadingWhy Men Won’t Apologize
They feel entitled to forgiveness in the same way they feel entitled to say and do…
Continue ReadingAn Obsessive Misogynist Killed a New Jersey Judge’s Son. He’s Long Targeted Feminists, Too.
I hate that I’m writing this column. Over the years, I’ve published version after version of…
Continue ReadingFeminist and Under Lockdown
It’s an irony perfectly matched to the horror of 2020: The majority of American women now…
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