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A Triumph for Women
Female voters didn’t decide this election. But that’s a good thing.
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When Is It Right To Let Your Unborn Baby Die?
I faced a choice: Deliver early or risk a stillbirth.
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It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too
I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats.
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Free To Be
Has the Free To Be revolution been won, or are we still fighting? (I’m looking at you, princess dress.)
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Free To Be
Forty years ago, a bunch of feminists made an album. They wanted to change ... everything.
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Free To Be
A sitcom actress, a Ms. editor, and a Sesame Street writer convinced big-time celebrities to make a record about gender. Here’s how they did it.
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Free To Be
Forty years ago this fall, a bunch of feminists released an album. They wanted to change … everything.
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Should You Go to the Drugstore for Your Flu Shots?
Yes, and for shingles and whooping cough, too.
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Her Year of Living Biblically
An evangelical blogger spent 12 months following the Bible. Then she wrote a book about it. Now some Christian bookstores won’t sell it.
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No Touching
As Israel’s military becomes more religious, women are having a really hard time showing men how to hold a rifle.
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Wonder Is the Best Kids’ Book of the Year
We talk to its author about bullying, parenting, and empathy.
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Quit Playing Games With My Heart
They don’t make boy bands like they used to. Here’s why.
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Male Decline Is No Myth
Things are changing. So why do we only focus on what’s exactly the same?
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Parents, Don’t Panic Over West Nile
Children are actually the least likely to get really sick from it.
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Small Waist, Large Breasts, Big Problem
I may have your ideal figure, but just try shopping for a bra.
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Having It All. In France. 100 Years Ago.
Turns out the work-life balance debate was raging in Belle Époque magazines, too.
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I Ain’t Sayin’ He’s a Gold Digger
What happens when the wife earns more? A survey of Slate readers.
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Why Are Presidential Candidates’ Wives All the Same?
What do Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Ann Romney have in common? Apparently, everything.
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Why Are Babies Dying of Old-Fashioned Whooping Cough?
It’s not just the fault of parents who don’t vaccinate their kids.
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Toddlers & Tiaras Justice
Pageant mom Lindsay Jackson put her daughter on TV in a Dolly Parton costume. Now she might lose custody for it.
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Pussy Is Having a Moment
YouTube sensations reclaim the word, while stodgy old papers like the New York Times actually print it.
