Chatting the Pictures: Bringing Later Stage Abortions into the Light
The images of a later-stage abortion not only bring the procedure into sharper focus but also challenge the restrictive narratives imposed by new laws.
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Barbiecore is Litmus Test in Post-Roe America
Barbie has become the summer's leading political symbol. Leslie Hahner on that astronaut portrait and Barbie’s projection in political space.
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Chatting the Pictures: In the Post-Roe Blur
As distinct from the protests, the photo calls up the post-Roe state of mind, including the confusion, determination, and women on the move.
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Chatting the Pictures: Agony and Ecstasy over the Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In this highlight clip, we discuss Christian conservative women praying at the Supreme Court door as another woman grieves the passing of RBG.
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Athletic Upskirting at the Australian Open
In addition to being a (sometimes) illegal pastime of amateur photographers on subway trains and public staircases the world over, upskirting has long been a mainstay of fashion, advertising, and stock photography. It’s no surprise, then, that it pops up occasionally in the realm of sports photography in athletic...
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Our Top Kavanaugh Pics Starting from the Beginning
We profile 17 top photos from the Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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Gender and the World Press Photo 2018 Award Finalists
In this current cultural moment, in the atmosphere of #MeToo, how do we reconcile this group of World Press Photo contest nominees?
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Portraits of Retired Sex Workers: The Gaze Turned the Other Way
Formerly public women evicted from private space, these retired sex workers are now proudly private and challenge us to recognize it.
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The Remarkable Scenes of the Women Facing Larry Nassar
I am shaken by the faces of former patients of Nassar as they come undone. I find it hard to look too long.
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Midterms Mania and one Candidate’s Wife’s Purple Hair
"I like the idea of Congress being exposed, as much as possible, to women who rock the purple hair and to the men who admire them." An eye on Indiana's 9th.
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Our Favorite Cutaways from Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech
Oprah's speech turned out to be the emotional equivalent of a #MeToo keynote and call-to-arms.
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A Gillibrand Photo, and the Visual Effects of #MeToo
On the surface, the photo of Gillibrand has nothing to do with sexual harassment and assault. On another level, it has everything to do with it.
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7 Takes on TIME’s “Person of the Year” Silence Breakers Cover
In effect, Trump did make the "Person of the Year" cover. On TIME’s striking POY Silence Breaker Cover.
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Franken, Harassment, and the Power of a Picture
In Franken's case, his indiscretion may fundamentally differ from the acts of Weinstein or Roy Moore, but he's damned by the photo.
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The Cosby Verdict and the Face of the Policewoman on the Courthouse Steps
Beyond the subordination of women, the screenshots testify that that these are days beyond words.
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What’s in an Easter Egg Roll? The Trumps Unguarded
The rarest opportunity to see Trump and his family in a personal situation, photographers haven't had this kind of prolonged access to him since the inauguration.
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On the Fearless Girl Statue and the Wall Street Bull
I have a hard time giving board room gender reform anywhere near the same importance as the pillaging of the EPA, HUD or the Department of Education.
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Tiny Trumps Don’t Shrink the Sexual Power Trip
This Tiny Trump is funny, in essence, because he is smaller than a woman. The joke, ultimately, is at her expense.
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