Role Reboot

Why Girls Today Think Sexual Harassment Is ‘Normal Stuff’

A new study reports that adolescent girls think sexual aggression is “normal stuff.” Samantha Eyler asks: What are we telling our kids to make them believe rape culture is normal? On Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry hosted a roundtable on new findings about how young people conceive of and respond to sexual harassment. The study, from the journal Gender […]

Women: Don’t Be Afraid To Make A Scene

Women are taught that being liked and respected are mutually exclusive, and it’s always better to be liked. The truth is: Being liked is overrated. Last week, I sent my mother an article announcing the new documentary Anita, about Anita Hill, a law professor who testified in 1991 that she had been sexually harassed by then-Supreme […]