When it comes to women in leadership roles, the discourse is broken. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is far from the first male pundit to lob misogynist insults at women who have the audacity to run for office. Whether it’s cracks about their clothes, face, body, or even parenting, sexist comments are pretty much a rite of passage for any woman in American politics today.

Despite the “Zoom boom” - a rise in plastic surgery among people tired of looking at their faces on video calls - the last year has also been a time of rejecting beauty norms that seemed increasingly onerous or pointless.

While the phrase “mommy wars” now feels dated, the wars themselves have perhaps never been more intense, especially since the pandemic has upped the ante of parenting pressure.

Women at the Capitol riot are just the latest reminder of a long history.

The Smithsonian Women’s History Act will establish a women’s history museum on the National Mall. Supporters say it’s long overdue.

From breastfeeding in masks to virtual doulas, Covid-19 is changing pregnancy and birth.

Tennessee is one of 31 states that still impose sales tax on tampons and pads. A measure to repeal it failed last year amid questions about how the state would make up the resulting loss in revenue. But in fact, Tennessee ended the year with a budget surplus, and chose to use it to give residents a tax break on ammunition.

Women like Greta Thunberg and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were leaders in the 2010s. And they were vilified for it.

The impeachment hearings showed America’s conflicted attitude toward powerful women.

Some fear the rules, soon to be finalized, will essentially destroy the process of campus Title IX hearings.

A new CNN poll released Tuesday shows that a full 61 percent of women were in favor of impeaching Trump while 34 percent were against it. Among men, by contrast, just 40 percent support impeachment and 53 percent oppose it. The gender gap also shows up in Trump’s approval ratings: 52 percent of men approve of how the president is doing compared with 32 percent of women, according to the CNN poll.