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Gender

Vox's coverage of the gender equality movement.

J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history

By Aja Romano

R. Kelly has received his second jail sentence for sex crimes. Here are all the sexual misconduct allegations against him.

By Constance Grady

Brad Pitt was the only winner of the Aniston-Jolie tabloid battle

By Constance Grady

Why Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failed

By Constance Grady

The mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash

By Constance Grady

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explained

By Constance Grady

Angelina Jolie alleges Brad Pitt physically abused her and their children

By Alex Abad-Santos

The downfall of Armie Hammer, explained

By Constance Grady

How the world changed its mind on Tracy Flick

By Constance Grady

The true physical and mental costs of pregnancy

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg

A pregnancy turns deadly in an anti-abortion state. What happens next?

By Neel Dhanesha

Who overturning Roe hurts most, explained in 7 charts

By Youyou Zhou and Li Zhou

Under Obamacare, birth control pills are free. Why aren’t vasectomies?

By Kenny Torrella

You shouldn’t have to ask your boss for an abortion

By Emily Stewart

Being a good father means rethinking masculinity

By Sean Illing

Johnny Depp’s legal victory makes it clear the Me Too backlash has arrived

By Constance Grady

Why the Depp-Heard trial is so much worse than you realize

By Aja Romano

In an uncivil age, calls for “civility” are about squashing effective protest

By Aja Romano

When celebrity nudes were everywhere

By Constance Grady

Sex and the City said it would stand for friendship over men. It didn’t.

By Constance Grady

Looking back at the ’90s has meant reexamining the decade’s toxic diet culture

By Constance Grady

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Every version of the Monica Lewinsky story reveals America’s failure of empathy

Twenty-three years later, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal is a tale of cultural sadism.

By Constance Grady

Still Mad is a sweeping, thrilling survey of the writers who built second-wave feminism

By Constance Grady

Astronomers were skeptical about dark matter — until Vera Rubin came along

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld

How Gossip Girl broke the fantasy of being the world’s most special girl

By Constance Grady

For women, remote work is a blessing and a curse

By Rani Molla

It’s incredibly hard to get a rape conviction. Bill Cosby’s release makes it feel pointless.

By Constance Grady

Why Democrats are voting on bills that have no chance of passing

By Li Zhou

Justice Kavanaugh hands down some surprisingly hopeful news for women’s equality

By Ian Millhiser

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The bubblegum misogyny of 2000s pop culture

How we destroyed girls 20 years ago — and why we’re just starting to second-guess it.

By Constance Grady

Can sports ever really be “fair”?

Anti-trans bills, women’s sports, and the misguided pursuit of an even playing field.

By Jessica W. Luther

The rape allegations against Philip Roth’s biographer are a damning condemnation of publishing

By Constance Grady

Filibuster opponents just got good news from a key Democratic holdout on reform

By Ian Millhiser

The House has renewed the Violence Against Women Act. It now faces major hurdles in the Senate. 

By Li Zhou

Cities aren’t designed for women. Sarah Everard’s murder shows us the consequences.

By Leslie Kern

The little-known radical history of International Women’s Day

By Eleri Harris

The Woody Allen vs. Mia Farrow story is also a story of workplace abuse

By Constance Grady

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dehumanizing attack on Rep. Marie Newman’s transgender daughter, explained

By Aaron Rupar

How Joss Whedon’s feminist legacy unraveled

By Constance Grady

Covid-19 vaccines are likely safe during pregnancy. When will we know for sure?

By Katherine Harmon Courage