Politics
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When Your Rapist Is a Woman
We know rape is a national crisis—but we're missing one glaring side of the story.
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Stacey Abrams Is Just Getting Started
The controversial Georgia governor’s race spurred Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams to file a federal lawsuit calling for election reform. Scathed but unbroken, she has emerged as the future of the party—delivering the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union—with ever-growing calls that she seek the highest office in the land.
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Rwanda's Future Is Female
After the genocide, Rwanda had a feminist awakening. Or did it?
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Changemakers 2021: Working Toward Wellness
Physical and mental well-being cannot be separated. These changemakers are working to ensure you have both.
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Twitter Is Losing It Over Joe Biden Trolling Donald Trump's MAGA Hats
Dr. Jill Biden posted a photo featuring Biden in a new hat for a new administration—and the message is clear.
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In Arkansas, Women Might Need to Get Their Rapist's Permission to Get an Abortion
Major restrictions are heading to court.
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2019's Barrier-Breaking Politicians Get to Work
On November 6, 125 women were elected to the House, Senate, and governorships. This week, they assume power. Here's what they plan on doing with it.
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Forced to Be Fat
In Mauritania, young girls are brutally force-fed a diet of up to 16,000 calories a day—more than four times that of a male bodybuilder—to prepare them for marriage.
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Meet "Mrs. Satan," AKA America's First Female Presidential Candidate
Before Hillary Clinton, there was Victoria Woodhull.
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A Week on the Campaign Trail with Chelsea Clinton
Just over a month before we head into the polls and collect our "I Voted!" stickers, former—and maybe future, too—First Daughter of the United States Chelsea Clinton gives Marie Claire an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at life the week her mom made history at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Hair as Art
How styling Black hair became a cultural celebration.
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“I Was Taken to a Huge Cage”
One Salvadoran teenager recounts being separated from her mother at the U.S.–Mexico border in June.
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Armed and Academic? What 30 Teachers Think About Guns
President Trump thinks arming educators will make students safer. We asked teachers if they agree.
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The Welcome Committee
A group of women at Emerson Collective, led by Laurene Powell Jobs, are on a mission to fix how America treats immigrants.
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A Close Look at Donald Trump's Cabinet
Everything you need to know about who the president has named to his administration, why so many of his picks are so controversial, and why they keep changing.
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Barack Obama Says Michelle Obama Never Fully Forgave Him for Running for President After She Initially Said No
In a new interview with Stephen Colbert to promote his latest book, A Promised Land, Barack Obama admits Michelle never forgave him for running for president.
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The American Women of ISIS
Who they are, why they're joining, and what life is like once they get there.
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Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says 6 More Women Claim to Have Had Secret Sexual Affairs With Donald Trump
"There are some striking similarities between their stories and that of my client."
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Inside the USC Sexual Abuse Scandal: Three Women Tell Their Stories
Nearly 500 women have come forward with allegations of misconduct against Dr. George Tyndall, the former USC gynecologist. Here are three of their stories.
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In Navajo Nation, Women Are on the Front Lines of COVID-19
Navajo Nation, a Native American Reservation spanning three states, has the highest amount of COVID-19 cases per capita in the U.S. With little federal assistance and a vulnerable population, the women of this matriarchal society are leading the fight.
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Police Said They Couldn't Find the Men Who Gang-Raped This Woman While Her 2-Year-Old Watched. Then Another Woman Was Raped.
In August, the Independence Police Department closed Taylor Hirth's case. Now a man has been charged with raping her and endangering her child.
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Irish Women Want Their Bodies Back
Ireland is so rigidly anti-abortion, its law criminalizing the procedure is written into its constitution. On the eve of a referendum to repeal the ban, women are leading the charge to end reproductive restrictions that have endangered their health for nearly 100 years.
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A Test With No Answer
No procedure exists that can prove virginity, yet dangerously unscientific virginity tests occur regularly—even in the United States. Marie Claire, in partnership with the Fuller Project, investigates the controversial exams and the gray area surrounding them that endangers both patients and medical professionals.
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To End Sexual Abuse in Churches, Dismantle Purity Culture
The Christian church’s norms provide the perfect cover for sexual predators—and leave their victims feeling like the sinners.
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How Do We Find Joy Again?
This year was tumultuous, trying, and, frankly, terrible. Yet we humans, resilient species that we are, can—and must—let ourselves feel happiness once more.
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Chrissy Teigen Is in Command
The queen of the Internet is going offline to build a better future for her kids—and the rest of us.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Funeral Will Make History
She'll be the first women to ever lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.
