How feminist performance artists found a way to express the trauma of sexual violence

Would the world be a better place if we raised children collectively?

It's been a half-century since Gloria Steinem exposed the outrageous working conditions at Hugh Hefner's club. Playboy has changed—but have we?

The limits of a feminist politics of elite representation

The movement has struggled to make an impact in a deeply patriarchal country. But a new generation of feminists is also shaking up the status quo.

Martha Rosler shows how the world really works.

What a literature that embraces female anger can achieve

A spoiler-filled review of 'The President Is Missing,' a fun, overlong novel that rips from the headlines while being out of step with the times.

Tensions between two generations of feminists animate Meg Wolitzer’s novel.

Anti-abortion rhetoric is so extreme that it's no wonder some activists support drastic measures.

She is not only a thorn in Donald Trump's side, but also representative of the porn industry's long tradition of challenging censorship.

On the left and the right, commentators are playing fast and loose with references to totalitarianism.

Yes, they're hard to do. But our narrow moral vocabulary for describing non-professional pursuits is making our lives worse.

Viewing Georgia O’Keeffe’s art and legend through her personal style.

The critic's new essay collection appears early in Trump's presidency, armed with purpose and reason.

Jill Soloway’s new show explores the tangled lives of women in the desert.

The producers of the porn documentary have been accused of handling the identities of several performers with gross recklessness.

Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel lays bare the horrors of collusion with the patriarchy.

Feminists do not have to be ideologically pure to be radical.