Latest articles by Elissa Strauss
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Why you should care that Frank Bruni asked Jennifer Aniston about Brangelina
opinion It points right to Hollywood's gender gap
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Why Broad City is the new Lean In
opinion This ode to female slackerdom is the yin to Sheryl Sandberg's yang
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Enough with mansplaining. And manspreading and manslamming.
feature It's time to stop man-izing all problematic behavior
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Why the feminists should hear out the menimists
opinion Alongside lots of crazy talk sit many sincere questions and critiques about men's role in society
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Why I don't want 'mom friends'
feature Please don't pass the "mommy juice" either
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Why Madonna should rock her wrinkles
opinion If she really wants to regain the limelight, Madonna should take on age, not politics
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Why our homes — not offices — are largely responsible for the gender pay gap
opinion Husbands, it's time to really start supporting your wives' careers
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Why everyone got upset about Marriott's plan to increase housekeepers' pay
opinion And the award for worst PR backfire goes to...
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Boyhood's refreshingly unsentimental take on motherhood
opinion "I just thought there would be more"
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Why even non-Jews should celebrate Yom Kippur
opinion The case for ritualized apologizing
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The surprising feminism of Jane the Virgin
opinion Jane the Virgin might sound like the kind of comedy Sean Hannity would show his daughter, but buried inside is a powerful message
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What's really at stake in Jill Abramson's ouster from The New York Times
opinion It doesn't take a woman to dismantle the old boys club — but it does require someone "pushy"
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The simple policy fix that could halt the spread of the deadly enterovirus
opinion Worried about the virus infecting one of your kids? Support paid sick days.
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Why Connie Britton is the most inspiring woman on TV
opinion The Nashville star is redefining what it means to be an adventurous woman
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These two studies should be a wake-up call to natural-childbirth extremists
opinion You can't lay America's infant mortality rate at the feet of doctors
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The uncomfortable truth in The Giving Tree
opinion The Giving Tree is not actually a happy book. It's a tragedy about the perils of dependence.
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Why Jewish women had to smuggle a tiny Torah into the Western Wall
opinion One of Israel's holiest sites is ruled by double-standards
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Kim Kardashian's secret to fame: be boring
opinion The backlash against her Vogue cover is very telling
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The real reason we should be troubled by Rihanna's see-through dress
opinion It sends a backwards message
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Why feminists should welcome J.Lo to the party
opinion J.Lo's latest music video flips the gender script via a bevy of Speedo-clad men
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Why I don't want 'mom friends'
opinion Please don't pass the "mommy juice" either
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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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Thank god Amy Poehler is not very nice
opinion "I am not as nice as you think I am," Poehler says in her new book Yes Please. This is important and uplifting.
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Is it no longer OK to buy your daughter a doll?
opinion 'Tis the season for anxious parenting
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