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“I Am With the Uprising of Arab Women”
Despite what you see on TV, Arab men today want equality for their daughters, love in their marriages, and, yes, condoms.
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Ultimate Disney Princess Castle: Your Time is Up
This season’s gender-neutral toys will finally prove that boys and girls aren’t so different after all.
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That Time I Tried To Be Wonder Woman
Is it true that standing with your legs apart, hands on hips, can really change your life?
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The New Temper Tantrum Disorder
Will the new diagnostic manual for psychiatrists go too far in labeling kids dysfunctional?
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Are Mammograms Useless?
A new study claims mammograms overdiagnose breast cancer.
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Loving a Child on the Fringe
There is an element of cowardice in Andrew Solomon’s Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity.
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The Associated Press Bans Homophobia
In pursuit of accuracy, the standard-setters get it wrong.
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The Worst Baby Advice Ever
Smear your baby in lard! Feed the infant bacon and eggs!
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You’re Dividing the Chores Wrong
No, you shouldn’t always unload the dishwasher because you’re better at it.
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My Tel Aviv Bubble, Burst
Family dinner, now with air-raid sirens. This isn’t what I moved here for.
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When Did Socialite Become an Insult?
From Brooke Astor to Jill Kelley. How far they have fallen.
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They All Cheat
Take our “men in government who can’t keep it in their pants” quiz!
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What Military Spouses Know About Infidelity
And where the military’s real dirty secrets lie.
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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.