HONG KONG — When a prominent woman in China’s #MeToo movement took on a powerful man in court, it was the accused, not the accuser, who was held up as […]
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Back to news homeWhat Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ Has Meant to Women
When Amy Bailey, a communications strategist, read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg, the year was 2013. The #MeToo movement hadn’t yet ballooned, spotlighting the abuses women can face in the […]
How Roe Shaped the World of Work for Women
When Barbara Schwartz looks back at her younger days working as a Broadway stagehand, she remembers the electricity of it: the harried dancers slipping into their costumes backstage, the props […]
Corporate America Doesn’t Want to Talk Abortion, but It May Have To
Even more recently, corporate leaders were reminded of how fraught engagement can be. Disney, for example, faced internal backlash when its leadership declined to take a strong stance against Florida’s […]
Who Is the Real China? Eileen Gu or the Chained Woman?
Two women have dominated Chinese social media during the Beijing Winter Olympics.One is Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old skier born and raised in California who won a gold medal for China. […]
China’s Abortion Vow Sparks Worries About Limits
On social media on Monday, after some state-backed news outlets highlighted the line about abortion in the guidelines, some users wondered whether more restrictions were on the way. “Contraception can […]
China #MeToo Figure Vows to Appeal After Losing Landmark Case
A former television intern who became a prominent voice in China’s #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment has vowed to fight on after a court in Beijing ruled that […]
Tesla should say something
Last weekend, a reader wrote to this editor, politely asking why tech companies should speak up about the abortion law that Texas passed last week. “What does American Airlines have […]
Texas Right to Life website exposed job applicants’ resumes
Anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life exposed the personal information of hundreds of job applicants after a website bug allowed anyone to access their resumes, which were stored in an […]
Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan War
Clarissa Ward had four days to catch up on sleep and see her two sons, ages 1 and 3, at her parents’ home in France. Then she was off again, […]