This week reminded me that #MeToo isn’t going anywhere, and that anyone who tries to punish the leaders will be stopped

I was reminded of this as communities in Puerto Rico, Mexico and beyond struggle with devastation

It’s a chilling time for this country for many reasons, writes Jessica Valenti in this edition of The Week in Patriarchy

Women know from experience that, if a man says something sexual or inappropriate, calling him out is not always the best move

When so many of us feel powerless, seeing the extraordinary power of one woman feels like a cathartic release

This week, one journalist explored what the future looks like in which abortion gets harder and harder to obtain

There were plenty of terrible things that happened this week, but I’d like to focus on one that got too little attention: the San Bernardino shooting

The president tried to claim the missile strike was to help suffering children in Syria – which is the opposite of thoughts he expressed last year

These benefits are optional in the Republicans’ world. That’s what happens when the conservatives’ disregard for women and healthcare meet

Men constantly ignore women – but most of the time no one notices it. Except, that is, when it happens on the world stage

With the full-scale planned attacks on health insurance, the National Endowment for the Arts and Meals on Wheels, it’s hard to find any silver-linings

It was a reminder that, despite all the horror, there really are so many of us ready to do the work necessary to create change

The president’s daughter is continually used as salve for Trump’s misogyny, but most American women know what real feminism is and what sexism looks like

As we obsess over the latest tweet or never-ending breaking news, let’s not forget that the new administration is causing tangible harm every day

To some people, involving children in politics is out of bounds. But everyone passes on their values to their kids – especially about what’s right and wrong

There are more of us who care about equality – 3 million more to be exact – than there are those obsessed with walls and fear. We showed our strength today

The future seems bleak – we must find ways to cope together. Here is Jessica Valenti’s inaugural newsletter on sexism and feminism this week

Many are trying to convince themselves that Trump is a good person deep down. But there is too much at stake to gloss over the hatred

Instead of bending over backwards to bolster the self-esteem of bigots, we must make clear that the country we want is unapologetically progressive

Americans cannot afford to treat feminism as something that can be pushed aside for a time and picked up later. Especially not now