It's important to remember that, while poverty certainly makes single life harder, it also makes married life harder - so much harder that single life might be preferable. Rebecca Traister hardimportantlife Change image and share on social
For inspiration, we still demand the rhetorical high notes. Clinton has hit them before, in her speech in Beijing as first lady when she said, 'Women's rights are human rights,' and in her 2008 concession speech, when she talked about the '18 million cracks' in the glass ceiling. Rebecca Traister beijingceilclinton share on social
The women's movement in the 1970s led more women into the workforce and got them closer to pay equality. Rebecca Traister 1970scloseequality Change image and share on social
More women than ever are having babies at the peak of their careers. When will we stop punishing them for it? Rebecca Traister babycareerpeak Change image and share on social
Blogs with feminist content, from 'Feministing' and 'Jezebel' to 'Racialicious' and 'Shakesville' and 'Feministe,' have opened up and changed the scope of the feminist universe for women who might never have encountered contemporary feminism. Rebecca Traister blogchangecontemporary share on social
By demanding more from men and from marriage, it's single women who have perhaps played as large a part as anyone in saving marriage in America. Rebecca Traister americademandlarge Change image and share on social
There is a kind of woman who is economically powerful, professionally powerful, who threatens a white male grip on power that has a long historic precedent in the country. Independent women living outside of marriage threaten all kinds of things about the way power is supposed to work. Rebecca Traister countryeconomicallygrip share on social
When I say, 'The choice to not marry,' that doesn't always translate into, 'I am a woman, and I am deciding that I am not going to get married,' or 'I am rejecting marriage.' Rebecca Traister choicedecidemarriage Change image and share on social
Single female life is not prescription, but its opposite: liberation. Rebecca Traister femaleliberationlife Change image and share on social
Yes, there have been women in comedy. Moms Mabley was one of the earliest. She was an African American comedian; she often dressed up as an older, disheveled woman. Rebecca Traister africanamericancomedian Change image and share on social