Sarah Seltzer is a writer, a Jew, and a mother. The opinions expressed here are her own. Fear is instilled in American Jewish children early, whether

We need to talk about the new employment "trend": overworking. Have you seen this ad for Timberland that informs us that we’ll never be able to retire?

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Today, there are roughly 55 million Latinxs living in the U.S. — each one of us with unique cultural experiences. In our new series #SomosLatinx, R29's

If you think California’s new law requiring publicly traded companies headquartered in the state to have at least one women on their board is a

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I never realized the extent to which women's anger and aggression had been a catalyst for change until I spoke with New York Times best-selling author

It’s been one year since the New York Times and New Yorker investigation into the sexual misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein unleashed the #MeToo movement and

When I asked Dr. Brittney Cooper, author of Eloquent Rage about the summer of BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and Pool Patrol Paula, she replied, simply, "white

This morning, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the first of at least three different women to come forward and say they experienced sexual misconduct at the

Looking at the Obituary section of the New York Times since it's first publication in 1851, you might think that 75% of people who die each week are White

Why do salaried employees get far more benefits than hourly employees? This week, I spoke with Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman, an entrepreneur who

Professor Katherine Phillips from Columbia Business School says that, across five different studies, she found that women were more confident at work when

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As four days of raucous hearings comes to an end, supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can rest easy knowing his ascension to the highest

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. His name is Brett Kavanaugh, and

So many comedians are willing to die on the hill of Louis C.K. that it's practically an epidemic. After Michael Ian Black spent all day Tuesday

A new study released Tuesday found that Hurricane Maria killed nearly 3,000 people in Puerto Rico. Most of those who died after the storm were poor

On Sunday night, the New York Times dropped a bombshell report that Asia Argento, — the Italian actress, director, and activist who lead the charge

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Not long after the Parkland shooting, I attended a meeting at my high school in Elmhurst, Illinois to help plan our walkout. My town is pretty

Breastfeeding babies snatched out of their mothers’ arms. Women deported back to violent spouses after painstakingly planning their escape. Children

The push notification lighting up my phone felt like a slap: “Nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria, a new study says. The

The Internet couldn’t stop gushing over the Royal Wedding this weekend – no detail too small, no romantic gaze too adorable, for commentary. And

It seems that lawmakers across the country are competing to see who can make people seeking abortions suffer the most. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds just

Did you excel academically your whole life, only to feel like the world shift beneath your feet once you entered adulthood? There’s a reason for that:

Pathologizing political correctness isn’t just for conservatives anymore. The debate over free speech on college campuses has reached a fever pitch in

The White House just wanted a nice photo op in the Rose Garden when it trotted out Melania Trump to announce her new Be Best program on Monday