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Jessica Valenti
The Last 2 Years Have Showed Just How Little This Country Cares About Women
The Last 2 Years Have Showed Just How Little This Country Cares About Women
Lessons from the busiest two years of my professional life — and arguably the worst stretch of modern American history
Jessica Valenti
Feb 1, 2021
My Daughter’s Math Homework Has Been Our Pandemic Lifeline
My Daughter’s Math Homework Has Been Our Pandemic Lifeline
It turns out schoolwork is the pandemic parenting hack you never expected
Jessica Valenti
Jan 27, 2021
No, President Biden Is Not ‘Erasing Women’
No, President Biden Is Not ‘Erasing Women’
So-called progressives are angry Biden ended a policy that allowed schools to discriminate against trans students
Jessica Valenti
Jan 21, 2021
Amanda Gorman Was the Light of the Inauguration
Amanda Gorman Was the Light of the Inauguration
I felt numb at first, but the wisdom of someone 20 years my junior finally brought me to tears
Jessica Valenti
Jan 20, 2021
Women Will Bear the Burden of Getting Our Aging Parents Vaccinated
Women Will Bear the Burden of Getting Our Aging Parents Vaccinated
Just as we’ve been doing the bulk of the childcare
Jessica Valenti
Jan 14, 2021
Please Spare Me Male Politicians Complaining About Parenting
Please Spare Me Male Politicians Complaining About Parenting
As women are being forced out of the workforce, Andrew Yang needs to give credit where it’s due: to his wife
Jessica Valenti
Jan 11, 2021
We Were Warned
We Were Warned
Activists have known for years that far-right online chatter can turn into real-world violence
Jessica Valenti
Jan 7, 2021
We Can’t Afford Another 4 Years of ‘Me Me Me’ Politics
We Can’t Afford Another 4 Years of ‘Me Me Me’ Politics
Now more than ever, we need to embrace giving a shit about other people
Jessica Valenti
Jan 5, 2021
Fed-Up Teens Are Outing Their Rapists on TikTok
Fed-Up Teens Are Outing Their Rapists on TikTok
Social media may feel like some women’s only route to justice
Jessica Valenti
Dec 14, 2020
How To Stop Conspiracy Moms
How To Stop Conspiracy Moms
If we want women to stop pushing dangerous ideas online, we need to understand why they believe this bullshit
Jessica Valenti
Dec 8, 2020
The Absurd Outrage Over Biden’s All-Female Press Team
The Absurd Outrage Over Biden’s All-Female Press Team
The same people mad about the gender breakdown didn’t seem to mind when we had all-male leadership
Jessica Valenti
Dec 2, 2020
The U.S. Should Be Paying Parents to Stay Home
The U.S. Should Be Paying Parents to Stay Home
Not just during the pandemic, but forever
Jessica Valenti
Nov 24, 2020
Thank God for ‘Minecraft’
Thank God for ‘Minecraft’
Everything I’ve been taught about video games as a parent is a lie
Jessica Valenti
Nov 19, 2020
Why Women Like Men Who Wear Dresses
Why Women Like Men Who Wear Dresses
Vogue didn’t put Styles in a dress in order to emasculate men; they did it because it’s hot
Jessica Valenti
Nov 17, 2020
Optimism Is Dead Again
Optimism Is Dead Again
Who can be chipper with a president trying to steal an election?
Jessica Valenti
Nov 11, 2020
It’s Okay to Be a Sore Winner
It’s Okay to Be a Sore Winner
Never let Trump supporters forget what kind of man they voted for
Jessica Valenti
Nov 8, 2020
Our New Gamergate GOP
Our New Gamergate GOP
Republicans like Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene are Trumpism’s terrifying new torchbearers
Jessica Valenti
Nov 3, 2020
Of Course Trump’s Hail Mary Is To Attack the Squad
Of Course Trump’s Hail Mary Is To Attack the Squad
When backed into a corner, the president taps his worst impulses
Jessica Valenti
Oct 29, 2020
What Trump Supporters and NXIVM Followers Have in Common
What Trump Supporters and NXIVM Followers Have in Common
They both follow misogynist liars whose ‘movements’ are just thinly veiled cults
Jessica Valenti
Oct 25, 2020
The GOP Is Seizing the Feminist Moment, So Why Can’t Democrats?
The GOP Is Seizing the Feminist Moment, So Why Can’t Democrats?
There’s nothing worse than watching the left’s inaction while Republicans happily call themselves the real feminists
Jessica Valenti
Oct 20, 2020
Trump Is Immune — To Ever Facing Any Consequences
Trump Is Immune — To Ever Facing Any Consequences
I don’t know if we’ve ever witnessed Republicans’ ability to flout the rules as we have these last few weeks
Jessica Valenti
Oct 14, 2020
The Winner of the Vice Presidential Debate? Kamala’s Faces.
The Winner of the Vice Presidential Debate? Kamala’s Faces.
The democratic nominee’s expressions told a story all women will recognize
Jessica Valenti
Oct 7, 2020
Trump Takes ‘Toxic Masculinity’ to New, Contagious Levels
Trump Takes ‘Toxic Masculinity’ to New, Contagious Levels
We can’t afford any more of the president’s deadly macho posturing
Jessica Valenti
Oct 5, 2020
‘’Am I the Asshole?’’ Reveals America’s Sexist Underbelly
‘’Am I the Asshole?’’ Reveals America’s Sexist Underbelly
One of the most thorough looks at gender inequality can be found on a Reddit forum
Jessica Valenti
Sep 30, 2020
Trump Knows He’s Losing and He Wants America to Lose With Him
Trump Knows He’s Losing and He Wants America to Lose With Him
The only thing the first debate showed is that the president is more dangerous than ever
Jessica Valenti
Sep 29, 2020
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