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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Why being miserable in high school is good for you
feature It's the best bad experience of your life
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The end of the gushing celebrity profile
opinion There are better ways to cover celebrities — and Vogue is leading the charge
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The problem with 'boyfriend' jeans
opinion What does it say about us that anything slightly big in women's fashion is "stolen from the boys"?
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The hard work of chill parenting
opinion Being laid-back isn't always easy — especially when it comes to your kids
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Let's ban sexist subway ads
opinion Can we really defend public advertisements that shame women's bodies?
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Who cares if Kim Kardashian calls herself a feminist?
opinion We're all spending way too much time tackling the label, not the problem
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The pure bliss of summertime TV
opinion Do I remember my best days of TV watching? Actually, I do.
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Enough with the doofus dad jokes
opinion This Father's Day, let's finally kill off this idiotic cliche
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How Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill changed my life
opinion The groundbreaking album is turning 20 this week. Here's what it meant to one young feminist.
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Childbirth is finally getting the cultural treatment it deserves
opinion Move over, war dramas. There's a new epic in town.
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Amy Schumer wants you to stop buying into sexism
opinion On Inside Amy Schumer, the girls are indicted too
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Why being miserable in high school is good for you
opinion It's the best bad experience of your life
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The freedom that mothers are still denied
opinion Why must women choose between motherhood and personal fulfillment?
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In defense of shame
opinion What calls for empathy miss about our social bonds
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The mommy wars are not about kids
opinion They are about moms
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How gluten intolerance became the fainting spell of the 21st century
feature Our meager understanding of gluten intolerance speaks to an age-old blind spot about women's health
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Why everyone loves Passover
feature It's more than the matzo ball soup
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Sheryl Sandberg's sex tips aren't half-bad
opinion Gentlemen, don your aprons
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Boys need a stay-at-home dad LEGO figurine
opinion It's not enough to just give girls more options
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How gluten intolerance became the fainting spell of the 21st century
feature Our meager understanding of gluten intolerance speaks to an age-old blind spot about women's health
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That CEO’s confession is actually full of terrible advice for women
opinion Her story is lighting up Facebook. Too bad it ends with horrible advice.
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Why does Togetherness act like feminism never happened?
The Explainer HBO's new show is either a very stealthy interpretation of The Feminine Mystique or completely out of touch
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Why feminspiration advertising is just the sort of cynical ploy feminism needs
feature Corporate messaging has real power, even when they don't walk the walk
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Why Parenthood was the perfect antidote to a cynical age
opinion This softy of a show spoke to an oft-forgotten truth about family
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