Women's History Month

The idea of staying home after birth, doing little but caring for your baby and healing while others tend to your well-being, may sound like an unimaginable dream. But postpartum confinement traditions can be found around the world. While the…

When we look back at photos of our mothers, the person we see tends to be defined by our own inevitable existence — they are our mothers, before we were there. Look a little closer, as do the essayists who contributed to Edan Lepucki's new anthology…

Reproductive rights advocates have accused anti-abortion state legislators of using coronavirus as an excuse to chip away at abortion access after Ohio and Texas halted abortion services during the coronavirus pandemic. Attorney generals in both…

One of the quiet stars of children’s literature is Julián, star of 2019 New York Times Notable book Julian Is a Mermaid (Candlewick Press), by author/illustrator Jessica Love. On the way home from the pool with his abuela, Julián spies mermaids on…

Remember the quintessential '90s-kid game Guess Who? Remember the original version's lack of diversity and its focus solely on the physical appearance of the characters? The Who’s She? board game by Playeress is the guessing game about trailblazing…

I grew up in the ‘80s. My mother never used the term “me time.” Neither did my grandmother, nor my aunts, nor my neighbors. And yet, while these women were around if I really needed them, I rarely knew where they were or what they were doing when I…

I was 7 years old when I joined Girl Scouts, and while most of my time as a Brownie is a blur of badges, camping trips, and cookies, the memory that sticks out the most is the time we sang Christmas carols at a nursing home, and one of the residents…

Being raised alongside my brother, I experienced a lot of double standards. My curfews were earlier. My clothing restrictions were stricter. My access to privacy when hanging out with friends of the opposite gender was nonexistent. There was, in my…

When it comes to girl power moments, it's safe to say that Disney hasn't always had the best reputation. Many of the classic Disney princess movies focused on a young woman searching for the man who would lift her up and make her life complete, but…

Fearless, protective, nurturing, exhausted, and limitless love are just some of the emotions you might see and feel while looking through this selection of incredible photos of mothers from all around the world. From a rainy day in India, bath time…

Mark your calendars: International Women's Day (IWD) is coming up on Sunday, March 8, and I can already feel the girl power building. It's a day to not only commemorate the incredible contributions and strengths of women all over the globe, but to…

Elizabeth Warren ended her campaign for president on March 5, 2020. In 2016, when Hillary Clinton failed to win the presidential election, I curled up in a ball on my bed and sobbed uncontrollably in the dark for hours. When my husband found me…

The day after my husband and daughter went to the Annual Sweetheart Dance, I met a friend for drinks. "I saw the pictures you posted last night," he said. "Now tell me what it is and why it's not creepy." It was a fair question. I can see why some…

One of the most popular streaming subscription services has teamed up with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, to celebrate women's social, economic, cultural, and political…

The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday in the first major abortion case to come before the court since President Donald Trump nominated Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. The case centers around a Louisiana law requiring…

No one ever claimed coming back to work after parental leave was easy, but it may be harder than it needs to be for a plethora of reasons. For instance, a new survey by LinkedIn found that many working moms feel judged for prioritizing family and…

Life changes in surprising, enlightening ways when you have a baby. For Serena Williams, she felt a new "appreciation" for her own mother after giving birth to her daughter, Olympia. For Bustle's "Without This Woman" series in honor of Women's…

Women's History Month 2020 kicks off today, March 1, and one of the best ways to get the show on the road is to sit back, relax, and watch some incredible movies about empowering women. Between longtime classics like A League of Their Own and 9 to 5…