Tag: Women and Girls
Merry ‘Sismas’: A Holiday Tradition Honors Friendship
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — It was a week before Sismas, the holiday party hosted by the jewelry designer…
Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?
After hearing about her injury, she said, one urologist compared her to a rape victim and said she…
Sex Discrimination Case in Hawaii Could Change High School Sports Across the U.S.
EWA BEACH, Hawaii — It was rough enough when Ashley Badis and her girls’ water polo teammates had…
In ‘A League of Their Own,’ Abbi Jacobson Makes the Team
Abbi Jacobson really can play baseball, she insisted. Just not when the cameras are rolling. “I fully get…
Kansas Abortion Vote Tests Political Energy in Post-Roe America
OLATHE, Kan. — In the final days before Kansans decide whether to remove abortion rights protections from their…
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to…
Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes: U.F.C. Battle of Toddler Moms
There, she met Nina Ansaroff, who trained at the same gym. Initially sparring partners, the two soon struck…
J-Lo Is Now Jennifer Affleck. Why That Matters.
Yes, it’s sometimes complicated. My daughters have my first husband’s last name. (My opposition to the patriarchy succumbed…
In Jan. 6 Hearings, Gender Divide Has Been Strong Undercurrent
WASHINGTON — Before Sarah Matthews, a former deputy White House press secretary, even opened her mouth to testify…
Amanda Shires Isn’t Letting Nashville, or Her Marriage, Off the Hook
Amanda Shires wasn’t trying to name-drop, honest. It’s just that she’s been working alongside country music legends since…
Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
“Black lives matter because Black wombs matter!” Shawnee Benton Gibson chanted from the stage during a National Action…
After New Abortion Laws, Some Patients Have Trouble Obtaining Miscarriage Treatment
Last year, a 35-year-old woman named Amanda, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, had a miscarriage in…