Category Archives: Women-related

College Sex: 50 Shades of Black and White

Posted on 11/03/2012 by

A few days ago, I wrote a TIME.com column arguing that allegations of sexual assault on college campuses are hard to adjudicate (and even harder to prosecute) because, unfortunately, these cases often contain shades of grey: What to do about … Continue reading →

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Amherst Rape Scandal: What We Get Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus

Posted on 10/31/2012 by

This is my TIME.com column today on the complex issues around sexual assault on college campuses. There’s much more I wanted to say – and will say, later, on this blog — but for now: The recent media swarm around an anguished report of … Continue reading →

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When Words Fail

Posted on 10/06/2012 by

I don’t imagine this photo needs any explanation. Except it so happens that we’re not really witnessing one of the most romantic moments of the 20th century: the sailor, George, was drunk. The woman, Gerta, was a complete stranger, caught … Continue reading →

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Woman’s Inhumanity to Women

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

My TIME.com column for you: You would think that people with a history of discrimination in the work place might give those whom they resemble a break, but a growing body of research confirms exactly the opposite: women are just as likely … Continue reading →

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The Argument You Don’t Hear About Birth Control in Schools

Posted on 09/26/2012 by

This is my TIME.com column today on the furor over Plan B in the New York City Schools.  (But before I even begin, I just have to remind everyone that Plan B is not, and never has been, an abortifacient!): … Continue reading →

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Dummkopf Chronicles

Posted on 09/22/2012 by

A trip down nostalgia lane: One summer when  I was about ten, my parents rented a house for us on the ocean in Annisquam MA. Every day for a month, my older sister and I watched our little brothers and … Continue reading →

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Reports of the End of Men Are Greatly Exaggerated

Posted on 09/11/2012 by

Here’s today’s TIME.com column I co-authored with my husband, Nicholas Christakis. Is It Really the End of Men? There are downsides to pitting the sexes in a constant, one-up, one-down battle for supremacy. It’s a story as old as Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, the … Continue reading →

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Misplaced Gender Sensitivity

Posted on 09/03/2012 by

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Raging Grannies Get Mad at Todd Akin

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Todd Akin’s “Forcible Rape” of Reason

Posted on 08/21/2012 by

Here is my TIME.com column today on the problem of trying to police the kind of trauma that merits an abortion : It’s Code Red as Republicans try to distance themselves from Representative Todd Akin’s recent startlingly inaccurate biology lesson. … Continue reading →

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