Modern Love: When Ghosting Is the Better Option

No matter how much you dated in school, you find out fast that the rules change when you reach adulthood.

On Leslie Jones, Gabby Douglas, & Online Harassment

The internet has long been an unsafe place for women. Online harassment is more than just receiving malicious messages, rumors, and threats.

Researcher Claims Women Are “Programmed” to Cheat

Men are usually assumed to be the cheating half of the species, especially when you take pseudo-biological theories into account.

Beyonce was serving us some fierce Ice Queen realness at this year’s VMAs.

Why France’s Burkini Bans Should Enrage Us All

Earlier this year, dozens of coastal French towns made international headlines when they enacted ordinances banning burkini swimsuits on local beaches.

Five Books For Your End-of-Summer Reading List

As fall quickly approaches, we start to think about the things we had planned to do this summer — the things we plan to do every summer.

‘Hive Jump’ offers ‘Contra’-esque multiplayer mayhem in early access

Contra was one of my favorite games growing up. There was something supremely challenging about its hectic side-scrolling shooter atmosphere. I remember spending countless hours trying to get to the end boss, and thanks to a lack of save points, it was a long and arduous journey. Even with a friend, it seemed nearly impossible […]

Female Prison Populations Growing Faster Than Male

When we talk about prison reform, about closing the school-to-prison pipeline and shutting down for-profit facilities, we're talking about men, specifically black men, who are wildly over-represented in the U.S. detention system.

Clueless Recruiter Suggests Ladies “Lose the Ring”

Executive recruiter Bruce Hurwitz probably thought he was being helpful when he penned a blog post for LinkedIn offering interview tips, but instead he made a bunch of people pretty angry.

Women’s History: Ching Shih, China’s Dangerous Pirate

The story of Ching Shih -- Zheng Shi in Mandarin -- is a tale of love, betrayal, dodgy dealings with family and empire, plus a fair amount of prostitution — capped off with a lucrative retirement deal, and a legacy as one of the world's bloodiest pirates.