Latest articles by Whitney Joiner
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The Biggest Abortion Case of the Decade Is About to Hit the Supreme Court—Here's a Preview of What's to Come
Lawyer Stephanie Toti on what it takes to keep more clinics from closing.
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Can We Talk About How Ridiculous It Is That We Still Have to Fight for Birth Control?
Because 2015, people. Happy #ThxBirthControl Day.
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'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Has a New Video About "Vajaculating"
She and her friends are on a mission to teach women about some very special skills.
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Last Night's State of the Union Was Not, in Fact, a Major Win for Women
And we have the bingo cards to prove it.
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Girls on Wheels
Fueled by their love of the open road, two friends convened a now-annual biker rally in the California desert—no boys allowed.
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What Has Birth Control Done For You Lately?
Celebrating the second annual Thanks, Birth Control Day.
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Women of Texas, Meet Women in the World
San Antonio hosts Gloria Steinem, DvF, Eva Longoria and more at the women's issues summit.
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Want to Freeze Your Eggs? Let Us Help
Some major corporations have started to offer a new (and costly) perk to their female employees.
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Finding Feminist Activists Where You'd Least Expect Them
We talk to Jo Piazza about her inspiring new book If Nuns Ruled The World.
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I Traveled Alone to Morocco
And it was amazing.
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What Happens After a Journey Across the Sahara
After nine days of navigating the desert in SUVs, battling sandstorms, and without a GPS, the women of the Gazelles Rally cross the finish line and finally get to celebrate.
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Why Young Women Should Care About Equal Pay Day
This is important stuff, people.
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We're in the Band-Meet HAIM
HAIM isn't just your new favorite girl group: The Los Angeles sisters in this ubercool indie-rock trio are also taking the fashion world by storm. Photographs by Silja Magg
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Celebrate a New Holiday! Say #ThxBirthControl
All about women and birth control.
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The World's Largest Simultaneous Orgasm?
Whether this will make it into the Guinness Book is up for debate.
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About That Marie Claire Tell-All Michelle Obama Interview You Read on The Onion
So about that Marie Claire interview with Michelle Obama that you read about in the Onion.
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Am I the Last Woman Using Condoms?
Frustrated by men's attitudes toward contraception, Whitney Joiner wonders if anyone else out there is having safe sex.
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Losing It
Nicole Hardy figured she'd marry and have kids right out of college, just like other Mormon women she knew. Instead, she didn't have sex until she was 36.
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Level the Paying Field
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, a landmark law promising pay parity for women. Fifty years later, we're still making only 77 cents to a man's dollar. Why? And can we do anything about it? (Short answer: Yes, we can!)
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The Seven Types of FWBs
Researchers at Arizona State University and Northern Illinois University have broken down FWBs into seven different categories. Now you can add even more letters to your relationship acronym!
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Green Queens: The Leading Ladies of Marijuana
Marijuana is going mainstream, and now women are active in all areas of the industry, too. They're lobbyists and pols working to reform drug laws; growers and dispensary owners; and consultants, accountants, and attorneys for the industry. Here's the scoop on four of the most influential women in cannabis.
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Are Girlfriends the New Husbands?
She's had your back through breakups, pink slips, even that ridiculous paleo diet you tried last fall. Is it any wonder that for a generation of women staying single longer, BFFs are now pinch-hitting as spouses? Whitney Joiner reports on the perks — and pitfalls — of the new buddy-as-hubby system.
