
Elissa Strauss
Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.
Latest articles by Elissa Strauss
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The absurd lie that celebrity moms love to tell us
opinion Sorry, Scarlett: There's no way you lost that weight from breastfeeding alone
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In defense of Gwyneth Paltrow
opinion Love her or hate her, Paltrow is refreshingly honest
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In defense of family dinner
feature Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain
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Welcome to the age of ambivalent feminism
feature Self-identifying feminists now feel safe to air their doubts and contradictions—and that's a good thing
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How formula-feeding made my husband a better father
feature Breast is best — except for equal parenting
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Kim Kardashian's secret to fame: be boring
feature The backlash against her Vogue cover is very telling
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Why Mindy Kaling — not Lena Dunham — is the body positive icon of the moment
feature There's something refreshingly real about this sitcom star
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Why Mindy Kaling — not Lena Dunham — is the body positive icon of the moment
feature There's something refreshingly real about this sitcom star
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How Lena Dunham became Oprah
feature In her new book Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham imparts life lessons for Millennials
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