These proceedings may serve to discourage a generation of women from following in Sotomayor's trailblazing footsteps precisely because of the treatment they are witnessing.
Ritu Sharma | Posted 08.14.2009 | World
This week, 4 million more people worldwide will go to bed hungry. Seven out of 10 of them are women.
Rethink Afghanistan | Posted 08.13.2009 | World
Paper gains for women's rights mean nothing when the only two rights women are guaranteed by the constitution are the right to obey their husbands and the right to pray, but not in a mosque.
Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York
The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living
When it comes to customer loyalty, women aren't necessarily more loyal than men; it's just that their loyalties take a different form.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living
Providing universal health coverage is essential, but there are many, many other social policy avenues to pursue if we seek to improve the health of our citizenry.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Health insurance companies are not in the business of making healthcare easier for us; they are in business.
AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 07.18.2009 | World
BEIJING — China's first medical guidelines on sex change surgery could require patients to gain police approval before the procedure, according ...
Elizabeth Debold | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living
It's only been about 50 years since women could control our fertility and begin to forge an identity for ourselves in culture that goes beyond our biological role.
Shira Tarrant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
Conservatives who argue that Sotomayor is too quick, too rational, too emotional and too empathetic need to check themselves.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.
Babble | Cole Gamble | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living
Now, according to a Swedish medical ruling, if a mother or couple discover the gender of their baby and decide "that's what we were hoping for" they c...
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business
Assumptions about gender end up distorting the reality of bullying in the workplace, all too often suggesting that women themselves are undermining feminism's goal of advancement for women.
Penny Herscher | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business
Gender stereotypes already make it hard enough for women in the workplace but in tough times how women treat other women matters even more.
Indra Adnan | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media
Working alongside the men, rather than in the room next door, seemed to us the best way to reach the Downing Street Project's goal -- not just the women.
Shira Tarrant | Posted 06.08.2009 | Style
The real issue is not whether men keep watching naked women parade around in Lucite heels. It's that it's time for men to expand their repertoire, start watching something new.
Sharon L. Camp | Posted 03.25.2009 | World
These policies not only demonstrate a shocking lack of compassion, they also directly contradict strong evidence that restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
Many women do not want to venture out into the "opinion world" until they are certain of themselves, the facts, and that they are right. The result is often silence.
Judy Patrick | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
The creation of the White House Council on Women and Girls is deeply significant. By improving the lives of women, we improve the lives of their children, families and communities.
Diana Falzone | Posted 04.12.2009 | Style
We are in a new era; a time where change is happening. It's time for women to make a change. Let's recreate and revise our generation's vision of what a lady is.
Randall Amster | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
Seriously, you've got to love Rush Limbaugh. Here's just a very brief sampling of Rush's grossest hits.
Nicole Williams | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living
Your ability to create boundaries in the workplace is hands-down one of the most memorable and effective ways to differentiate and express yourself.
World Vision | Sue Mbaya, Advocacy Director for Africa | Posted 04.08.2009 | World
I must admit that celebration is not the first sentiment that comes to mind when I think of International Women's Day. When I attended the Beijing Wo...
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.08.2009 | World
Women around the world are pausing today to celebrate International Women's Day. Since the early 1900's, this has been a day to recognize and celebrat...
Indra Adnan | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.
Marie Wilson | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics