Paul Ryan is terrible, but we shouldn't discount his praise of family time
Jessica Valenti
The more we applaud men, even those we disagree with, for talking about about their desire to have a balanced work life, the more we change the culture
'Yes means yes' standards clarify consent for all of us - not just rapists
Jessica Valenti
Classes on consent give people the tools they need to weed rapists out of their communities - to make abusers easier to pick out and victims easier to help
We can't stop rape if we prize men's reputations over women's safety
Jessica Valenti
Sexual harassment rules made in the 1990s with a similar sense of dire societal need not only didn’t make us hate men – they didn’t end sexual harassment
Opposition to legal abortion takes magical thinking and a lack of logic
Jessica Valenti
Those intent on destroying access to abortion live in a dream world where they are right and just, even as they are continually provided evidence to the contrary
If feminist icons lose their way the movement continues without them
Jessica Valenti
Young activists do the work they do because of what came before - not in spite of it. Still they shouldn’t have to constantly pay homage to older generations