In college, the guys aren't worrying about whether they'll be able to pursue their career dreams and still have kids. Gail Collins careercollegedream Change image and share on social
Some of our national heroines were defined by the fact that they never nested - they were peripatetic crusaders like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Dix. Gail Collins anthonybartonclara Change image and share on social
When the women's movement began, it was a middle-class phenomenon. Certainly, black women had other stuff to think about in the '60s besides a women's movement. Working-class women were slow to get into it. Gail Collins 60sbeginblack share on social
You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good. Gail Collins goodhitrevolution Change image and share on social
Well, it'd certainly be fascinating if we discovered that gays were better at being married than heterosexuals are. Talk about irony. Gail Collins discoverfascinategay Change image and share on social
I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined. Gail Collins causecriminaldefend share on social
I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional. Gail Collins biddeclaredevelopment Change image and share on social
When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in. Gail Collins americagrowpeople Change image and share on social
Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait. Gail Collins badcaucusclinton Change image and share on social
There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7. Gail Collins bigcallcareer share on social