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PoliticsDecriminalizing the Sex Trade Isn't the Answer—The Equality Model Is
Legalizing prostitution legalizes pimping and sex buying, too. There is a better way.
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PoliticsThe Real Winner of Last Night's Debate: The All-Female Moderating TeamTo get to this place they had to be spectacular. As have the women running.
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TV showsKat Dennings' 'Dollface' Is the Non-Stereotypical Gal Pal Show You've Been Waiting ForThe actress, who stars and serves as executive producer, talks avoiding tropes and taking the lead after 2 Broke Girls.
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MoviesElla Balinska Is Not Your Mom's AngelThe 23-year-old breakout star of the new 'Charlie's Angels' film shatters the action-hero mold.
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Health-fitnessA Test With No AnswerNo procedure exists that can prove virginity, yet dangerously unscientific virginity tests occur regularly—even in the United States. Marie Claire, in partnership with the Fuller Project, investigates the controversial exams and the gray area surrounding them that endangers both patients and medical professionals.
By Sophia Jones -
PoliticsVirginity Testing: A Global CrisisThe sham exams are impacting women everywhere. Here, which countries are making positive strides and which countries are ignoring women's and girls' human rights.
By Sophia Jones -
PoliticsIn Afghanistan, Women Are Winning the Fight Against Virginity TestingWomen in the country have long been subjected to unnecessary and dangerous hymen exams. A new ruling this month brings them one step closer to ridding themselves of the sham procedure for good.
By Sophia Jones -
Career adviceThese 25-Year-Olds Are Forging the FutureFrom environmental science to adaptive wear, these young women are changing the game.
By Ashley Edwards Walker -
BooksJojo Moyes' 'The Giver of Stars' Brings All of the Historical Drama You Could WantWhere my horse girls at?
By Rachel Epstein -
TV showsNew Shows Put Women at Center of the Male-Dominated Fantasy GenreUndone continues a refreshing trend of recent TV shows that focus on women who can bend the universe to their will (see also: Russian Doll, The OA).
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CelebrityHannah Brown Isn't Settling AnymoreAfter a year of hunting for a husband on national television, the 25-year-old former pageant queen is still a bachelorette. And, frankly, that’s just fine with her.
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BooksHillary and Chelsea Clinton Reflect on Venus and Serena Williams' LegacyTheir new tome, The Book of Gutsy Women, is an ode to history-making ladies.
By Rachel Epstein -
MoviesWriter-Director Lorene Scafaria on the Making of HustlersIncluding the mundanity of strip clubs, intense female friendships, and the gamechanger that is Jennifer Lopez.
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Celebrity25 Women Changing the FutureCelebrating 25 years of revolutionary women.
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Politics15 Minutes With Elizabeth WarrenThe frontrunner for the Iowa caucus had just enough time to answer your five most burning questions.
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CultureLauren Duca on Lauren DucaThe writer/talking head/Twitter incendiary the internet loves to hate always has more to say...
By Kayla Webley Adler -
PoliticsAbortion Wasn't Mentioned Once in the 3rd Democratic DebateDespite the fact that it's top-of-mind for millions of voters.
By Chloe Angyal -
BooksJennifer Weiner's 'Mrs. Everything' Is Untraditional in Every SensePlot, format, characters—and that's what makes it so great.
By Rachel Epstein -
Career adviceSarah Kunst's New Venture Capital Fund Invests in Female EntrepreneurshipCleo Capital puts the power of investing in women's hands.
By Ineye Komonibo
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