News

Ms. Magazine
msmagazine.com > 03/01/2026 > patriarchy-news-media-women

There Is Power in the Word ‘Patriarchy.’ We Need to Start Using It.

14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1311+ words) In the Harry Potter novels, the archvillain Voldemort generates so much fear that witches and wizards do not dare to utter his name and instead refer to him as "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." It feels like there's a similar taboo of…...

Ms. Magazine
msmagazine.com > 02/20/2026 > maya-shankar-indian-american-women-child-free

What Happens When the Life You Always Dreamed of Isn’t Meant for You?

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1476+ words) This piece is part of an ongoing series, "Redefining Power: How Indian American Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership, Identity and Care." The series explores what it means to modernize without losing our roots'through candid conversations with Indian American…...

Ms. Magazine
msmagazine.com > 02/10/2026 > black-feminist-women-health-menopause-community

Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀ and Menopausal Mapping: How Black Womanist Cartographies Make People Into Place

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (555+ words) Menopause'and the conversations surrounding it'is having a moment: Celebrities are speaking out, a commercial marketplace is booming, and state legislatures have introduced a wave of reforms over the past year. But as public attention grows, so too must our scrutiny…...