The U.S. Soccer 'Pay Gap' Is About More Than Just Sexism
The U.S. women's soccer team deserves better, but mandating equal pay isn't the answer.
Feminism
Kirsten Gillibrand's Ann Taylor Feminism Is a Loser
Her brand of feminism has little appeal beyond a narrow band of white professional women.
Bad Math and Worse Policy Ideas on Equal Pay Day
Plus: closing the border is bad for U.S. "profits" and Jesse Singal on left-wing identitarianism.
Kamala Harris Wants to Revive the ERA: Reason Roundup
Plus: Democrats move to make ad targeting illegal, and more on Elizabeth Warren's child care proposal
Let's Talk About Sex Differences with Christina Hoff Sommers and Debra Soh: Podcast
Frank talk about evolution, feminism, politics, and why we don't want to acknowledge social progress.
Meet Two Feminist Journalists Who Are Saying #MeNeither: Podcast
Nancy Rommelmann and Leah McSweeney on the "toxic femininity" of Asia Argento, anti-Semitism at the Women's March, and 21st-century sexual liberation.
The Women's March Distracts From America's More Pressing Injustices
The worst oppression is not by gender and feminists who pretend otherwise are a problem.
Why It's Time To Disband the Women's March
The infighting shows that feminism might be a distraction to crafting a real social justice agenda
There's a New Wage-Gap Myth Going Around and It Makes Women's Work Life Look Grim
But don't believe the dire diagnosis. New research shows a mixed bag of pay patterns for women-and men-over the past 50 years.
No, Sex Wasn't Better for Women Under Socialism
It's hard to get in the mood when you're sharing a bedroom with your mother-in-law.
Death of Dennis Hof, the 'P.T. Barnum of Booty,' Leaves Uncertain Future for Nevada Brothels and Senate Seat
Hof had a huge impact on legal sex work in Nevada and his death has spurred a heady mix of reactions.
Authenticity and Truth in the #MeToo Era
You'll never know for sure what's in someone else's heart. But forgiveness can be as much about what we owe ourselves as what someone else deserves.
Feminists Rally to Defense of Female Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment by Male Student
#MeToo madness: it's wrong to use Title IX, a feminist tool, "to take down a feminist."
How Government Caused 'the Boy Crisis'
Author Warren Farrell says welfare programs encourage fatherless households.
Saudi Woman Rapper Drops the Mic on Driving Ban Repeal
Leesa buckles her seatbelt across her abaya to celebrate the end of the female driving ban.
Stossel: Jordan Peterson vs. 'Social Justice Warriors'
Peterson: "SJWs" evolved from Marxism.
Why Does the Press Routinely Misidentify Prostitution as 'Sex Trafficking'?: Podcast
Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown on libertarian feminism, how to encrypt your email, and more
Incels Are the Product of an Incomplete Sexual Revolution
Neither feminists nor social conservatives have the right understanding
From Katy Perry To Rita Ora: A Very Short History of Pop-Music Lesbianism and What It Says About Social Progress
The distance traveled from 2008's "I Kissed a Girl" to today's "Girls" can't be measured in years alone.
What It's Like To Be a Workplace Harassment Trainer in the #MeToo Era
Heightened vigilance about sexual harassment has ushered in overdue changes and overreactions.
The Intellectual Poverty of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Branding dissenters as haters undercuts its effectiveness.
The Southern Poverty Law Center's Hateful Agenda
The outfit's silly hit jobs against intellectual opponents only discredit it
Live Debate 3/19 in NYC: Is There a Rape Culture on College Campuses?
On Monday, March 19 in New York, Cathy Young and Michael Kimmel will debate whether campuses are unsafe for women. Buy tickets today or watch live!
Sign Referencing Civil War Hero Is Sexual Harassment, Says Massachusetts Lawmaker
Rep. Michelle DuBois wants to remove a statehouse sign that reads "General Hooker Entrance" because it is an affront to "women's dignity."
Nordic 'Glass Ceiling' Shows How Gender Equity Suffers From Government Overreach
"The rise of the Nordic welfare state has been a double-edged sword" for women's professional progress.
Is There a 'Rape Culture' on College Campuses?: Soho Forum/Reason Debate
On Monday, March 19 in New York, Cathy Young and Michael Kimmel will debate whether campuses are unsafe for women.
'The State Has Been One of the Largest Perpetrators of Gender Inequality and Violence': Podcast
Meet Feminists for Liberty's Kat Murti, who wants to make libertarianism the default setting for women, people of color, and Millennials.
The Gen X vs. Millennials War Over #MeToo
Ashleigh Banfield's fight with babe reporter Katie Way is the latest manifestation of an interesting generational divide.
Aziz Ansari and the Limits of 'He Should Know Better'
Sloppy seduction or sexual assault? If those are your terms, you're already missing the point.
The Phony Feminism of Kamala Harris
Harris only cares about other women's rights when those rights don't conflict with her career ambitions.
What Feminists—and Islamists—Don't Get About Burqas: Podcast
Rafia Zakaria talks about veils, Islamic politics, and feminism.
#MeToo Is Turning Into a Witch-Hunt
Taking down decent men on flimsy grounds like Freep editor will discredit it.
The Detroit Free Press Eats its Own in the #MeToo Feeding Frenzy
It fired its top editor on flimsy grounds
Markets Deliver Social Justice Better Than Government Does
Elizabeth Nolan Brown argues in The New York Times that we can thank "feminism, but also free markets" for the ongoing purge of predatory men.
French President Vows Crackdown on 'Verbal Violence' Against Women
And he wants to censor online porn, too.
North America's First 'Burqa Ban' Passed by Quebec Liberals in Name of 'Religious Neutrality'
Echoing "burqa ban" policies passed across Europe, the ban would apply to anyone using public transportation or other public services.
Do Abortion Rules Violate Satanists' Religious Freedom? Missouri Supreme Court to Decide
The rules' purpose is to "indoctrinate pregnant women into the belief held by some...Christians that a separate and unique human being begins at conception" said appeals court.
Smith Students Get Lecture on Libertarian Connection to 'Traditional Bigotry'
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
My Alma Mater American University Cancelled My Title IX 'Hate Speech' Panel
The American Association of University Women at AU celebrated when a talk about feminism, Title IX, and sex on campus got canceled.
What Hugh Hefner's Daughter Told Reason About Feminism and Pornography
From the Reason archives
Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation
Court rejects Title IX complaint against University of Mary Washington over failure to ban the social-media platform from its campus
Feminist Porn Isn't Free
A new porn platform for women claims to promote ethical, feminist smut while pirating clips and stealing from sex workers.
Bad Science Behind Campus-Rape Guidance Echoes '80s Trauma Myths
The "neurobiology of trauma" on campus is based more on social-justice goals than science. We've been here before.