The Most Inspiring Women of 2018, According to Us
Jezebel’s annual list of Best Women is always invigorating for us to put together. But 2018 had a special tenor to it,…
Barbara Ehrenreich Isn't Afraid to Die
Barbara Ehrenreich is “old enough to die,” she writes in her new book, Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, The…
The Real Help
Whatever you think about The Help, at least it's sparked a larger conversation about domestic workers' lives — and…
User's Guide: Getting An IUD
My period came today. The cramps are...bad. In fact, they're worse than they were even just last month, because a few…
Blindfolded By A Pink Ribbon? Barbara Ehrenreich On Mammograms, Breast Cancer
Barbara Ehrenreich asks, "has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult?" In other words, are women…
Self-Help Author: Women Need To Quit Juggling, Start Outsourcing
Last week, Barbara Ehrenreich took self-help guru Marcus Buckingham to task for his ideas about women's happiness. Now…
Bright-Sided: The Negative Consequences Of Positive Thinking
According to Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright-Sided, the much-vaunted "power of positive thinking" won't cure cancer, make…
"Declining Female Happiness" May Be Just Another Way To Sell Shit
In an LA Times editorial, Barbara Ehrenreich writes that all the hue and cry over modern women's unhappiness may be…
"Breast Cancer Is A Disease, Not A Marketing Opportunity"
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means our public spaces are bedecked with so many pink ribbons, it looks like…
Is The Power Of Positive Thinking Bullshit?
Barbara Ehrenreich is looking through a half-empty glass in her new book, Bright-Sided, which takes a critical look at…
Mortgage Meltdown? Awesome Barbara Ehrenreich Thinks We Should Get A Grip On Reality
Barack Obama has his first definitive lead in the polls, but it's not because America is full of optimists — or, at…
Bob Herbert And Barbara Ehrenreich: We Are Feeling The Love
Nickel and Dimed author Barbara Eherenreich and New York Times columnist Bob Herbert both wrote opinion pieces this…
Playing Princess Is Just A Phase... Except When It Isn't
Last week, in Barbara Ehrenreich's Huffington Post essay entitled "Bonfire Of The Princesses," the Nickel And Dimed…
The unparalleled Barbara Ehrenreich on a "sorry bunch of wusses," the Disney Princesses: "In faithful imitation, the…