Steubenville Reminder: Rape Is Rape

Christine Pelosi writes for The Huffington Post: “Remember 2012 when America was awash in ‘legitimate rape’ stories? Seems some of the networks forgot that rape is rape and that all survivors deserve justice. When Candy Crowley and her colleagues discuss…

Cruelty to Women Overseas

The Editorial Board of The New York Times writes: “Each year some 47,000 women around the world die as a result of unsafe abortions. Efforts to reduce that toll are severely hampered by the Helms amendment, which was originally enacted in 1973 and restri…

The Retro Wife Opts Out: What Has Changed, And What Still Needs To

Lisa Belkin writes for The Huffington Post: “This week, New York Magazine, in an article titled ‘The Retro Wife,’ reports that women are choosing to leave the workplace to care for children. ‘Young, educated, married mothers find themselves not uninter

Leaning in won’t help your career

Brigid O’Farrell writes for Salon: “OK, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg didn’t say ‘join a union.’ But that’s the message the vast majority of working women should be considering this Women’s History Month. The best way for the most women to improve t…

From Big Dan’s to Steubenville: A Generation Later, Media Coverage of Rape Still Awful

Tara Murtha writes for RH Reality Check: “In both the Big Dan’s and Steubenville cases, the public was shocked by the presence of bystanders who joined in, cheered, or did nothing to stop the attacks. That shock converged with anxiety over the role a new…