Women, Feminism and Abortion
An International Women's Day reading list
We’ve just updated our list of 50 Great Articles about Women. Over the past year we’ve read some great essays about gender politics in the current political moment:
Why Young Men and Women are Drifting Apart from The Economist - Diverging worldviews could affect politics, families and more
In the Maze by Dayna Tortorici - Must history have losers?
The Endgame in the Battle Over Abortion by Mary Ziegler - The arc of the fetal personhood movement signals where Republicans may be headed
Nobody writes about this rapidly shifting landscape better than Jia Tolentio:
A New Rallying Cry for the Irony-Poisoned Right by Jia Tolentino - It took less than twenty-four hours after Trump’s reëlection for young men to take up a slogan that could define the coming era of gendered regression: “Your body, my choice.
Is Abortion Sacred? by Jia Tolentino - Abortion is often talked about as a grave act. But bringing a new life into the world can feel like the decision that more clearly risks being a moral mistake.
Somewhere Worse by Jia Tolentino - We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy
The Tyranny of the Ideal Woman by Jia Tolentino - How we became suckers for the hard labor of self-optimization
No Offense by Jia Tolentino - The offense is supposed to go somewhere and do something. Of course, in practice, that’s not what happens at all
And, of course, a few classic essays that are well worth revisiting:
What the Hell Am I (and Who the Hell Cares)? by Neko Case - Don't Peggy Olsen me motherfuckers!
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay - If I am, indeed, a feminist, I am a rather bad one
The Female Body Margaret Atwood - The basic female Body Comes with the following accessories...
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit - Men explain things to me, and other women, whether or not they know what they're talking about. Every woman knows what I'm talking About
Be the Heroine of Your Life by Nora Ephron - Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady...
Click through to the full list for essential writing about women. Please let us know what we missed!