"What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knew For hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution, and for decades, scientists--primarily men--claimed to find evidence...

"Sensitive, searingly intelligent, and beautifully written." —Claire Dederer, author of Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

"This is—for real—a masterwork, one I will return to over and over." —Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year

In this intimate and riveting memoir, Best American Essayist Nicole Graev Lipson breaks through the ready-made stories of womanhood, rescuing...

"Is breast really best? Breastfeeding is widely assumed to be the healthiest choice, yet growing evidence suggests that its benefits have been greatly exaggerated. New moms are pressured by doctors, health officials, and friends to avoid the bottle at all costs-often at the expense of their jobs, their pocketbooks, and their well-being. In Lactivism, political scientist Courtney Jung offers the most deeply researched and far-reaching critique of breastfeeding...

Transgender issues today are rooted in a decades-long struggle for inclusion.

The Equal Rights Amendment, proposed nearly 100 years ago, sparked debate from its very beginning, even among many of the women who had worked together for suffrage.

Two women who've built empires from the ground up - Ornella Barra is a chief executive at one of the most iconic brands in the UK. She's been named one of the most powerful women in business and has a professional and personal life that sees her in the same circles as royal families. Alli Webb is the founder of a multimillion-dollar company in a burgeoning new industry. Her meteoric rise to the top now has her poised to take the international scene...

How will you make the world a better place? From household names to rising stars, meet the women who are changing our world. They live among primates in the jungle, dive the oceans for clues to the health of our planet, discover our human origins in African caves, and test new technologies in outer space. Women are reshaping our world, and how we see it…and here are their stories!

Getting personal with one of the most powerful women in the world—Christine Lagarde. As IMF chief, Lagarde has the daunting job of monitoring the global economy. She opens up about the responsibility she feels as the first woman in her position and shares personal stories, including why she walked out on a job interview. From making mistakes to motherhood, this is a special conversation with Christine Lagarde.

From breaking sexual taboos in the 1970s to “The Handmaid’s Tale” today: The fight over women’s bodies continues to resonate.

Grand Caillou/Dulac, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Meet Chief Shirell, the first female chief of her southern Louisiana tribe. Her ancestors have lived on the land for generations, and they are now expected to be among the United States’ first climate refugees. Chief Shirell can’t stop the storms, but she is impacting the legacy of her ancestors, the lives of her community today, and the future of her people.