Kayla Webley Adler
Kayla Webley Adler is the Deputy Editor of ELLE magazine. She edits cover stories, profiles, and narrative features on politics, culture, crime, and social trends. Previously, she worked as the Features Director at Marie Claire magazine and as a Staff Writer at TIME magazine.
Latest articles by Kayla Webley Adler
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Former Senator Olympia Snowe Has a Plan to Close the Confidence Gap
When young women have higher self-esteem, everyone wins.
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Sex Trafficking on the Reservation: One Native American Nation's Struggle Against the Trade
In the second part of Marie Claire's series on sex trafficking in the U.S., we go inside the MHA Nation, where the sex trade took a quiet community by storm.
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Please Stop Talking About Women Like We Only Vote with Our Vaginas
Just because we share an anatomy with Carly Fiorina doesn't mean we're automatic converts—especially in light of her anti-woman policies.
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The Women's List: 15 Game-Changers You Need to Know Now
Photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders highlights their incredible stories in a documentary for PBS.
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Republican Commentator S.E. Cupp Has a Strong Message for the GOP: Reform or Become Relics
In a viral video clip filmed in the wake of this summer's historic gay-marriage ruling, Republican political commentator S.E. Cupp stands her ground: "I've always thought supporting gay marriage was, in fact, a deeply conservative thing to do."
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Crude Awakening: The Sex Trafficking Crisis That's Right in Our Backyard
The oil boom in North Dakota has brought tens of thousands of newcomers and, with them, an insidious crime that residents never expected. In the first part of Marie Claire's series on sex trafficking in the U.S., we go behind the scenes with the locals—including two women instrumental in getting groundbreaking legislation passed—who banded together to save their state.
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Revenge Porn Has Met Its Match, and Her Name Is Kamala Harris
The California Attorney General is kicking a** and taking names.
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Rapists Are Going Free Because Kits Are Going Untested
But one city is working to change that.
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Sundance Report: New Premiere 'The Hunting Ground' Sheds Further Light on Campus Rape
Activists Annie Clark and Andrea Pino are making waves.
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Fighting Words: Meet the College Senior Behind California's Radical New Sexual-Assault Law
When it comes to combating rape on campus, the go-to adage is "no means no." Sofie Karasek thinks it's time for some new lingo.
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Miss America Kira Kazantsev Should Apologize for Hazing Sorority Pledges
In brushing aside the reports of hazing, Miss America may only be perpetuating the cycle of violence and humiliation in the Greek system.
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Racist Photo Sent in Wake of Sorority Rush at University of Alabama
University of Alabama and national chapter of the sorority in question are investigating image captured from social networking site.
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Revolution on Sorority Row
You'd think it was 1954 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where stepping inside the secret chapter rooms of sorority rush reveals a pre-Civil Rights Movement mind-set. But last fall, a group of women—black and white—stood up to the backward traditions that have kept the nation's largest Greek system segregated well into the 21st century.
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Jill Biden Talks Women's Empowerment and Education in Africa
On trip to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone, Dr. Biden previews Obama Administration's agenda for Africa Summit.
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California Audit Finds Universities Are Failing Students Who Are Sexually Assaulted
State auditor report says colleges must do more to prevent, respond to, and resolve incidents of rape and sexual assault on campus.
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Generation Debt: Is College Really Worth It Anymore?
It used to be that college was the ticket to the top. Now graduates are starting from the bottom—buried by student-loan debt that has skyrocketed to a collective $1.2 trillion. Welcome to the student-debt-crisis.
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Why You Should Care That Fast Food Workers Worldwide Are On Strike
Hope you didn't plan on having a Big Mac for lunch today
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#BringBackOurGirls: What You Need to Know About the Nigerian Kidnappings
More than 200 girls were abducted in Nigeria and have been missing for three weeks.
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Letter Alleges Harvard Did Little to Assist Student After Sexual Assault
Nine months after an alleged assault, student writes "Dear Harvard: You Win"
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Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates Are Shattering the Glass Ceiling
Two of America's power families—Clinton and Gates—pair up to empower women. Is there anything better?!
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Another Day, Another Awful Column Blaming Victims of Sexual Assault
Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto claims that victims of rape should share blame with their rapist if they're both drunk—WHAT?
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This Is What a Working Woman Looks Like
Lean In and Getty Images partner to create a library devoted to images of 'real women' at work.
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5 Most Important Takeaways For Women From President Obama's State of the Union
The president's speech included some bright moments for female viewers, as well as some missed opportunities.
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Campus Rape vs. Universities
Law enforcement opens investigation as devastating allegations surface.
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President Obama Is Getting Serious About Stopping Rape on College Campuses
How President Obama is stepping in to protect you on your college campus.
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Gabby Giffords Marks Third Shooting Anniversary by Skydiving (VIDEO)
'Grit can overcome paralysis.'
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Red Square Renegades: The Passion of Pussy Riot
A new book details the plight of feminist punk group Pussy Riot, whose rebellious ways never wavered, even behind bars.
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