The XX Factor : sex discrimination

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ain't No Oprah Winfrey

Dahlia Lithwick — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:09:00 GMT

The Supreme Court ruled, 7-2 yesterday in AT&T v. Hulteen , that women denied credits toward their pension for their pregnancies in the 1960s and '70s—before it became illegal—were not the victims of gender discrimination. The question came down to...(read more)

Whatever You Say, Senator

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:28:00 GMT

Judith, I agree that the right messenger (at the right moment) could deliver most of your speech on gender. But maybe it would be easier for a woman to achieve liftoff. Anybody else remember Nicole Hollander 's Sylvia cartoon on the wage gap? From her...(read more)

That's Why They're in Treatment ...

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:04:00 GMT

In a newsroom, you see right away that a high percentage of people who would like you to write about them — people with serious grievances of all kinds, against the cops or the city or the hospital or whatever — are at least a little bit crazy. Unfortunately,...(read more)

Hillary's Moment, and the Problem of "Seeming" Sexism

Meghan O'Rourke — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:41:00 GMT

I thought Gloria Steinem's op-ed in the New York Times today performed an important service: It aptly—but gently—reminded us that it’s really hard to talk about sexism in this country. Partly that's because most of us, as Steinem points out, don’t like...(read more)

What Are You Laughing At?

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:47:00 GMT

I'm with Emily . Despite my irrational and - until now, at least -- enduring soft spot for John McCain , laughing one's senatorial socks off when a colleague is called the B word is no less objectionable than if he had indulged a (theoretical) Obama hater...(read more)

Titties, Beer, and Breast Cancer

Meghan O'Rourke — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:03:00 GMT

Today's the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and some bloggers are arguing that the ubiquitous " pink-ribbon " approach has gone too far . (See the second panel.) Over at The Assertive Cancer Patient you can find a critique of the relentless...(read more)

Darren Mack Trial and Fathers Rights

Dahlia Lithwick — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:59:00 GMT

I must confess to a more than passing obsession with the Darren Mack trial, which gets under way today in Las Vegas . Mack stands accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife Charla with their 7-year-old daughter upstairs in the home, then shooting...(read more)

Mukasey and Sex Discrimination

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:00 GMT

At today's confirmaton hearing for Michael Mukasey, Bush's pick for attorney general, Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked questions about a disturbing ruling Mukasey made as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York. Here are the facts (I just looked...(read more)