Chew On ThisWe’re Eating Thousands of Microplastics in Our Food Each Year Scientists are only beginning to study how these plastic particles affect the human body. By Liesl Goecker
No Strength In NumbersNIFT Fires 56 Women To Protect One Man Accused of Sexual Harassment What chance, then, does one woman's word have? By Anubhuti Matta
Behind Every Woman‘Women’s Work’ Spotlights the Domestic Help Who Make Working Motherhood Possible "I never hear anybody point out the plainest truth that this model for women's emancipation depends, itself, upon a permanent underclass of impoverished women." By Liesl Goecker
Little Known FactsStudy: Denying a Woman an Abortion Can Have Long‑Term Physical Effects High cholesterol, asthma, persistent pain are just some side effects of denying abortion to women. By Anubhuti Matta
Plants PleaseRed and White Meats Are Equally Bad for Cholesterol We've all been fed a lie when it comes to heart health recommendations. By Liesl Goecker
I Got It From My MamaA Love Letter to Pre‑Loved, Budget‑Friendly Fashion Sometimes, the most sustainable fashion comes straight from your mother's closet. By Aditi Murti
Pelvis Stress-lyChronic Pelvic Pain is More Than Just Period Cramps Persistent pain down below is an overlooked symptom of disorders like endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction and many more. By Anubhuti Matta
Melting PotCode‑Switching Isn’t A Shame or Pretense — It’s Survival A new accent or dialect isn't cultural betrayal, but cultural gain. By Aditi Murti
Read Your AudienceU.K. Bans Advertisers From Using Gender Stereotypes to Market Products No more healthy food ads in which mom looks thrilled to be cooking while dad lounges on the couch. By Rajvi Desai
Once Upon A TimeIs This Normal? “I Tell Myself Stories at Night in Order to Fall Asleep” A network in our brain likes to "generate its own stimuli" when we're awake but at rest. By Liesl Goecker
The Night ShiftThe Night Shift: A Podcast Series About Women Who Go to Work After Dark A cab driver, a bouncer, a bar dancer, and a home guard talk about defying expectations. By Kunal Purohit
Wage WarThe Buzz Cut: How Ellen Pompeo, Taraji P. Henson Fought For Fair Pay Plus, Japan's high heel revolution. By Rajvi Desai
Learn Or Be TaughtWhat It Takes For the Urban Indian Woman to Dissent "Fights were a lifestyle, till I moved out." By Aditi Murti
Because I'm Worth ItThe Commercialization of Self‑Care Has Left Us Needing More Self‑Care Self-care should be an act of self-preservation, not self-improvement. By Liesl Goecker
Quit WhiningThe Absurd Straight Pride Shows Why Reverse Oppression Isn’t a Thing All lives matter, reverse sexism, thin phobia are all examples of arguments majority groups use to preserve power. By Rajvi Desai
Holy CrapVatican Issues Manifesto Rejecting Gender Identity as Fluid Spoiler alert: The Church still thinks you're either like Adam or Eve. By Pallavi Prasad
Gender-ed RolesSalman Khan‑Starrer ‘Bharat’ Holds Mirror to India’s Sexist Ageism In movies, like in society, an older woman is considered unattractive, undesirable, and only good for motherhood. By Rajvi Desai
The Devil Is PradaFashion Still Thriving Off Low‑Paid Women Garment Makers Despite pledges to improve pay and working conditions, a new report finds the fashion brands are still exploitative. By Liesl Goecker
Wishful ThinkingUntrending: CBD Oil Is Not a Cure‑All Most of the health benefits attributed to CBD oil online are wildly untrue. By Liesl Goecker
Bird BrainedTwitter as a Teaching Tool Hampers Critical Thinking Skills Study finds using Twitter to understand a complex subject gives students a false sense of smartness. By Rajvi Desai
Toucan Play That Game‘Tuca and Bertie’ Showcases a Raw, Messy View Into the Female Brain The surreal comedy illustrates the strange, dark things women think and do. By Aditi Murti
Miles To GoKathua Rape Case Verdict Offers a Hollow Sense of Justice A swift verdict doesn't herald larger change in the handling of sexual violence. By Pallavi Prasad
Power Structure "Think back to school. Did anyone ever broach the subject of one’s own class privilege?" Read More
False StartThere’s No ‘Depression Gene’ After All, Scientists Say As genetic science has progressed, it's become clear that nearly all our genes play a role in any given condition. By Liesl Goecker
Cum On AlreadyHeterosexual Sex Has a Problem: Half of the Participants Are Faking It The #IFakedItToo campaign reveals stories of women faking orgasms -- out of insecurities, fear, and boredom. By Rajvi Desai
Script DoctorThank You, Phoebe Waller‑Bridge, for Writing Real Reel Women Her work lets complex women exist just so, without trying to fix them. By Rajvi Desai
STEM StridesMore Women Are Authoring Medical Research Than Ever Before When women are in the labs, women's health problems get more attention. By Liesl Goecker
Indian SummerThe Buzz Cut: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Commits To Mainstreaming South Asian Culture in Hollywood Plus, Madonna is pissed that the New York Times is so interested in her age. By Rajvi Desai
Silent ScreamsWhat It’s Like To Live With: Clinical Anxiety "It’s as if everything is coming at you all at once -- people, interactions with people, and tasks, and moods, and feelings." By Shreya Ramachandran
Better Safe Than SorryStreet Theater Can Open Men’s Eyes to Women’s Harassment The project, Genderventions, also pushed women to take up more public space. By Ankita Anand
No KiddingStudy: Paternity Leave Improves Women’s Postpartum Health Sweden's flexible paternity leave policy led to sharp drops in anti-anxiety prescriptions for new mothers. By Liesl Goecker
Little WomenWhat Happens When We Sexualize Young Girls "For the first time, you realize you have something you have to protect, that others want." By Rajvi Desai
Don't Drop The BallNike, Women’s Football Needs More Than an Aspirational World Cup Ad Women don't need to dream more; they need equal funding and sponsorship opportunities. Just do it. By Rajvi Desai
Self-MadeUnlearning My Family’s Toxic Masculinity Indian men are actively discouraged from practicing emotional self-regulation because they are taught they have no need for it. By Dev Moraes
Play With FireVideo Game Starring A Teen Girl in Ancient India Defies Industry Stereotypes The creators of 'Raji: An Ancient Epic' made a conscious effort not to oversexualize its female lead. By Rajvi Desai
