Trustees’ Report Shows that Social Security Isn’t Broke, Will Be There When We Need It

Joan Entmecher writes at the National Women’s Law Center blog: “The Social Security Trustees released their annual report on Social Security’s finances today. Though you wouldn’t know it from reading some of the media coverage, the hard facts show that w…

Fox’s Megyn Kelly Tears Into Fox Colleagues Over Sexist Comments

Justin Berrier writes for Media Matters: “America Live anchor Megyn Kelly tore into Fox News colleagues Erick Erickson and Lou Dobbs over sexist comments they made about a study finding an increase in women as higher earners in families.”

Joblessness Shortens Lifespan of Least Educated White Women, Research Says

Sabrina Tavernise writes for The New York Times: “Researchers have known for some time that life expectancy is declining for the country’s least educated white women, but they have not been able to explain why. A new study has found that the two factors…

‘Fat Talk’ Compels but Carries a Cost

Jan Hoffman writes for The New York Times: “This exchange is what psychological researchers call ‘fat talk,’ the body-denigrating conversation between girls and women. It’s a bonding ritual they describe as ‘contagious,’ aggravating poor body image and e…

Facebook Finally Agrees to Block Photos That Celebrate Rape

Laura Beck writes for Jezebel: “For the past seven days, spurred by Women Action and the Media and the Everyday Sexism Project, everyone on your Twitter feed has been asking Facebook to remove content that condones and encourages violence and hate speech…