Shannon Elizabeth Reflects on Being the Y2K Era’s ‘Hot Girl’
Shannon Elizabeth helped define blockbusters like “American Pie” and cult favorites like “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Now, as she enters a new public chapter, she reflects on the…
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Sheung, Nancy (1915-79)
Overlooked No More: Nancy Sheung, Whose Camera Captured Women on Their Own Terms
In 1960s Hong Kong, she used photography to portray women as bold, self-possessed and unconstrained by traditional expectations.
Women and Girls
Why Hasn’t California Elected a Woman Governor?
Most states have had a woman serve as governor, but California is in the minority despite its progressive-minded electorate. Women who have reached the top elsewhere saw familiar roadblocks.
Sexual Harassment
In #MeToo Cases, Has ‘Believe Women’ Lost Its Power in Courtrooms?
The movement prompted a global reckoning about sexual harassment and sexual assault. But women taking the stand now are finding that defense teams are more aggressive.
San Francisco Symphony
Elim Chan Becomes First Female Music Director of San Francisco Symphony
Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
Women’s Museum Bill Sinks Amid Dispute Over Trump and Trans Issues
The legislation to build a Smithsonian museum to honor women became contentious after it was amended to say the museum could only recognize “biological” females.
Tennis
When the Women Played Five Sets at the WTA Finals
In a push for prize money equal to the men, the tour for 15 years made its format more taxing. ‘We wanted the world to know that we weren’t wilting…
Basketball
Unrivaled Charts a New Path for Women’s Basketball
A new 3-on-3 league offers a condensed format, some of the best W.N.B.A. players and a made-for-TV approach that aims to bring viewers close to the action.
Hockey, Ice
The Link Between Billie Jean King and the Professional Women’s Hockey League
Kendall Coyne Schofield reached out to King years ago. In January the league had its first game.
United States Economy
How Janelle Jones’s Story About Black Women and the Economy Caught On
The first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department advanced the idea that lifting up people on the margins helps everyone else, too.