‘It feels as though some outside force is holding my body down’: This is how I experience anxiety

‘It feels as though some outside force is holding my body down’: This is how I experience anxiety

‘Sometimes what’s going through my brain is just scribbles’

Kena Nicol

October 17

October 17

What to say — and what not to say — to someone who’s experienced a miscarriage

What to say — and what not to say — to someone who’s experienced a miscarriage

For many, a miscarriage can be an isolating time

Tiffany Lee

October 17

October 17

Three women on how climate change affects their lives, plus an expert on how she fights it day to day

Three women on how climate change affects their lives, plus an expert on how she fights it day to day

Climate change is scary, but the situation isn’t hopeless

The Lily News

The Lily News

October 17

October 17

The sexual abuse I experienced as a young girl was overlooked. After 20 years, I found a story that speaks to me.

The sexual abuse I experienced as a young girl was overlooked. After 20 years, I found a story that speaks to me.

My abuser was a female peer, close to my own age, and both of us were still children

Katie Simon

October 16

October 16

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I watched the debate with suburban white women from a key swing district. It got heated when they talked Warren.

I watched the debate with suburban white women from a key swing district. It got heated when they talked Warren.

Many are desperate to better understand this demographic in the run-up to 2020

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

October 16

October 16

Think cats are standoffish or unpleasant? This one proves you wrong.

Think cats are standoffish or unpleasant? This one proves you wrong.

Cats get a bad rap, but in reality, they’re as behaviorally diverse as dogs

Sage Coffey

October 16

October 16

You can’t eat anything at this New York City deli, but customers keep coming

You can’t eat anything at this New York City deli, but customers keep coming

British artist Lucy Sparrow opened a new exhibition, ‘Delicatessen on 6th,’ in Rockefeller Center this month

Nneka McGuire

Nneka McGuire

October 15

October 15

Students go to this reporter with their sexual assault stories. Now their university might force her to reveal their names.

Students go to this reporter with their sexual assault stories. Now their university might force her to reveal their names.

She works for the university-owned NPR station. The school says that makes her a ‘responsible employee’ under Title IX.

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

October 15

October 15

The ‘Jane Goodall of giraffes’ lived most of her life in relative obscurity. At 86, Anne Innis Dagg is getting her moment in the spotlight.

The ‘Jane Goodall of giraffes’ lived most of her life in relative obscurity. At 86, Anne Innis Dagg is getting her moment in the spotlight.

‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes’ documents Innis Dagg’s lifelong work

Brigit Katz

October 14

October 14

Women were looking for modeling gigs on Craigslist. Then they were pulled into an alleged sex trafficking scheme.

Women were looking for modeling gigs on Craigslist. Then they were pulled into an alleged sex trafficking scheme.

The recent criminal case could signal a shift for online pornography, experts say

Lena Felton

Lena Felton

October 14

October 14

Lily Lines: Why your office might suit men better

Lily Lines: Why your office might suit men better

Plus, Simone Biles’s history-making medal

Lena Felton and Ross May

October 14

October 14

‘More killing and sexual violence’: The Turkish assault in Syria could eradicate women’s hard-won rights

‘More killing and sexual violence’: The Turkish assault in Syria could eradicate women’s hard-won rights

Since Wednesday, Turkish forces have been bombarding northeastern Syria

Sulome Anderson

October 14

October 14

Several male film critics praised ‘Joker.’ Here’s why female critics aren’t sold.

Several male film critics praised ‘Joker.’ Here’s why female critics aren’t sold.

Todd Phillips’s new Batman villain origin film grossed $94 million at the box office last weekend

Rebecca J. Ritzel

October 13

October 13

All my life, I’ve been teased for using pads instead of tampons. But it’s more common than you think.

All my life, I’ve been teased for using pads instead of tampons. But it’s more common than you think.

What’s more, some people with periods don’t have a choice

Christine Suggs

October 13

October 13

After becoming a fitness instructor, I was in the best shape of my life. I also judged my body more than ever before.

After becoming a fitness instructor, I was in the best shape of my life. I also judged my body more than ever before.

My body suddenly became an aspect of my credibility as a cycling instructor

Nicole Y. Chung

October 10

October 10

We’ve talked to over 60 women about anxiety. Here’s what they told us.

We’ve talked to over 60 women about anxiety. Here’s what they told us.

Women are nearly twice as likely than men to experience it in their lifetime

Neema Roshania Patel

Neema Roshania Patel

October 10

October 10

In the age of the Internet, everyone constructs an outward-facing identity. What does that mean for our inner, private lives?

In the age of the Internet, everyone constructs an outward-facing identity. What does that mean for our inner, private lives?

As my book release looms, I’ve been reflecting on how we construct ourselves socially and privately

Rachel Ang

October 9

October 9

What the victims of the country’s most prolific serial killer had in common

What the victims of the country’s most prolific serial killer had in common

This week, the FBI announced that Samuel Little confessed to 93 murders spanning 35 years

Lena Felton

Lena Felton

October 9

October 9