Editor’s Picks

Day-care centers notify you every time your baby eats, sleeps and poops. That’s making it harder for moms to go back to work.

Day-care centers notify you every time your baby eats, sleeps and poops. That’s making it harder for moms to go back to work.

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

June 24

June 24

I make time for my family’s needs, but often not mine. So I challenged myself: Could I exercise once a week for a month?

I make time for my family’s needs, but often not mine. So I challenged myself: Could I exercise once a week for a month?

Ashley Stoney

June 23

June 23

Since saying goodbye to my foster daughter, I’ve been in the throes of ambiguous grief. Here’s why it’s so complicated.

Since saying goodbye to my foster daughter, I’ve been in the throes of ambiguous grief. Here’s why it’s so complicated.

Katie Wheeler

June 23

June 23

Japanese ‘salaryman’ culture is marked by long hours and drinks late into the night. Meet the women breaking into it.

Japanese ‘salaryman’ culture is marked by long hours and drinks late into the night. Meet the women breaking into it.

Abigail Leonard

June 21

June 21

It’s ‘like I’ve made a colossal mistake, again and again’: This is how I experience anxiety

It’s ‘like I’ve made a colossal mistake, again and again’: This is how I experience anxiety

Mahani Zubedy

June 20

June 20

‘Bizarre and serendipitous’: 3 stories from solo travel

‘Bizarre and serendipitous’: 3 stories from solo travel

Lena Felton

Lena Felton

June 20

June 20

The tradition of taking a man’s last name is ‘unquestionably sexist.’ This new trend could be the solution.

The tradition of taking a man’s last name is ‘unquestionably sexist.’ This new trend could be the solution.

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

June 20

June 20

Taylor Swift has been apolitical for over a decade. Why should I trust her as an LGBTQ ally now?

Taylor Swift has been apolitical for over a decade. Why should I trust her as an LGBTQ ally now?

Garrett Schlichte

June 19

June 19

I hated my bullies in middle school. Here’s what happened when one of them messaged me years later.

I hated my bullies in middle school. Here’s what happened when one of them messaged me years later.

Tenzing Lhamo Dorjee

June 19

June 19

‘People see foreigners living in Japan as temporary fixtures’: An American in Japan lets us into her dating life

‘People see foreigners living in Japan as temporary fixtures’: An American in Japan lets us into her dating life

Taryn Matthews

June 18

June 18

Welcome to Menstrualand, the world’s first period theme park

Welcome to Menstrualand, the world’s first period theme park

Gemma Correll

June 16

June 16

The glaring problem with father-daughter dances

The glaring problem with father-daughter dances

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

June 15

June 15

‘My mind is just in a constant state of worry’: This is how I experience anxiety

‘My mind is just in a constant state of worry’: This is how I experience anxiety

Brianne Herrman

June 13

June 13

A school shooting, the AIDS crisis and an elusive talk show host: In this book, there’s more than meets the eye

A school shooting, the AIDS crisis and an elusive talk show host: In this book, there’s more than meets the eye

Nneka McGuire

Nneka McGuire

June 12

June 12

I signed up for the extra money, but cat-sitting came with unexpected benefits

I signed up for the extra money, but cat-sitting came with unexpected benefits

Ann Xu

June 12

June 12

Women have accomplished a lot since The Lily launched two years ago. We asked you: What’s next?

Women have accomplished a lot since The Lily launched two years ago. We asked you: What’s next?

The Lily News

The Lily News

June 11

June 11

Antiabortion leaders have supported rape and incest exceptions for decades. Here’s why that is suddenly changing.

Antiabortion leaders have supported rape and incest exceptions for decades. Here’s why that is suddenly changing.

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

June 11

June 11

The problem with how we’re talking about Ali Wong’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’

The problem with how we’re talking about Ali Wong’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’

Marella Gayla

June 10

June 10

Here are the 5 things to watch for next in the abortion debate

Here are the 5 things to watch for next in the abortion debate

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

June 10

June 10

I’m half-Mexican, but I pass for white. Here’s what it feels like to inhabit two racial identities.

I’m half-Mexican, but I pass for white. Here’s what it feels like to inhabit two racial identities.

Christine Suggs

June 9

June 9

These 11 books feel like summer. But they aren’t all beach reads.

These 11 books feel like summer. But they aren’t all beach reads.

Nneka McGuire

Nneka McGuire

June 6

June 6

I’m saying goodbye to Bogotá, Colombia. Here are the 7 places I’ll miss.

I’m saying goodbye to Bogotá, Colombia. Here are the 7 places I’ll miss.

Hamna Nazir

June 4

June 4