Somali American state Rep. Ilhan Omar wants to see more women like her in politics
REVIEW | ‘Time for Ilhan’ shows how the intrepid community organizer made history
April 21
April 21
‘I felt guilty’: How one woman’s ‘Oprah’ moment has been both a blessing and a burden
BOOK REVIEW | Clemantine Wamariya discusses this in her new memoir
Meet Jay-Z’s sixth grade teacher. She’s a big reason why he loves words.
He’s talked about her several times
April 21
April 21
I was raped. Call me a victim, not a ‘survivor.’
PERSPECTIVE | ‘Survivor’ doesn’t accurately sum up my experience
Politicians in Scotland want to abolish ‘period poverty’
Menstrual products could become free for women across the country
April 20
April 20
Ohio violates First Amendment in effort to defund Planned Parenthood, federal court rules
The panel ruled unanimously
April 20
April 20
I was judged for having sex after my husband died. I think he would have understood.
PERSPECTIVE | In the depths of my grief, I wanted intimacy without having to date
Stormy Daniels is ‘one of the last movie stars of porn’
Her industry has gone online
April 20
April 20
I went to college seeking community. Instead I fell into a religious ‘fraternity.’
PERSPECTIVE | The group took the love out of what being Catholic meant to me
Who was Pauline Robinson ‘Robin’ Bush? The tragedy that rocked the Bush family.
Why Barbara Bush didn’t fear death
April 19
April 19
She did it for ‘glamorous Instagram photos.’ Now ‘Cocaine Babe’ is going to prison.
Melina Roberge was sentenced to eight years behind bars
April 19
April 19
The Cannes jury is mostly women this year. Here’s the work that’s left to be done.
ANALYSIS | Only three women directors are nominated for the top prize
April 19
April 19
Thanks to Sen. Tammy Duckworth, new mothers will be allowed to bring babies to the Senate floor
The Senate passed a rule change on Wednesday evening
April 19
April 19
History-making civil rights leader Vel Phillips dies at 94
Her career was full of groundbreaking moves
April 19
April 19
More black mothers are working from home. It’s still a challenge.
PERSPECTIVE | If you don’t establish boundaries, working and parenting full time can be doubly exhausting
I liked Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty.’ But I have one big question.
ANALYSIS | The pretty and not-so-pretty parts of Schumer’s new movie
April 18
April 18
‘I Am Evidence’ puts a face on the women waiting to have their rape kits tested
PERSPECTIVE | Actress Mariska Hargitay draws attention to the over 200,000 untested rape kits
April 18
April 18
Iraqi women accused of ISIS ties subjected to sexual abuse and isolation at camps, Amnesty International report says
‘Tonight is the night I’m going to die’