Return to Office? Some Women of Color Aren’t Ready

After more than a year of virtual work, employers are making plans to get back to the physical workplace. That has many workers worrying about the return of microaggressions and bias, too.

An Iowa County Chooses to Be Named for a Black Professor, Not a Slaveowner

Johnson County selected Lulu Merle Johnson, a Black educator and historian, as its official eponym, replacing Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth U.S. vice president.

The Lesbian Avengers Will Not Be Commodified

At least, not by the Gap.

Is the Forced Contraception Alleged by Britney Spears Legal?

The United States has a dark history of court-sanctioned sterilization, but more recent rulings and legislation suggest it would violate a basic right.

‘The Rabbi Said It Was OK’: Hasidic Mother of 10 Becomes Doctor

An ultra-Orthodox mother navigated strict cultural norms to become one of the few Hasidic female doctors in the country.

Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent

Recent novels, philosophical inquiries, young adult and romance fiction, films and television shows join a robust academic literature to explore the term and its limits.

Coming Soon: $300 Checks for Parents

An expanded Child Tax Credit distributed as monthly checks will start reaching households in July and last through the end of the year.

A Gay N.F.L. Player Broke a Barrier. Will Other L.G.B.T.Q. Athletes Follow?

The number of publicly out athletes in men’s biggest pro leagues lags far behind that in women’s sports. Will Carl Nassib’s announcement change that?

Opinion | ‘I Don’t Care if You Looked Sexy. If You Wore a Skirt That Day. It’s Not Your Fault.’

Readers are moved by a woman breaking her silence about a rape by a professional baseball player 18 years ago. Also: G.O.P. threats; books on paper.

She Never Saw Herself in Children’s TV Shows. So She Created Her Own.

For Chris Nee, the producer behind the popular “Doc McStuffins” series, diversity and representation aren’t nice-to-haves. They’re the things she wished TV producers considered when she was a kid.

Opinion | Only the Women Can Save Us Now, New York

Both men leading the Democratic mayoral primary are disasters.

Why Did We Fall for the Angels?

How the pomp and pageantry of Victoria’s Secret worked for so long.

Artwork Ranking Women by Their Looks Sets Off a Furor in a Changing China

Critics called the piece, which shows thousands of unsuspecting college students, a misogynistic affront, eight years after it was on display in a different museum to little reaction.

Female-Focused Smartwatches That Look Smart Too

Garmin has gained female customers with its first digital timepiece designed specifically for women.

Opinion | I Am Breaking My Silence About the Baseball Player Who Raped Me

A professional athlete raping a reporter is a story about power in our society, and how men wield it against women.

‘How Much Is a Little Girl Worth?’

The sexual abuse scandal in Mali basketball is the latest example of how global sports organizations are failing to curb the mistreatment of women.

Opinion | Aerobics Promised Women ‘Wellness.’ What Went Wrong?

A new dramedy on Apple TV+ explores the roots of America's fitness craze.

Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have to Have a Voice’

These early Dance Theater of Harlem stars met weekly on Zoom — to survive the isolation of the pandemic and to reclaim their role in dance history.

Opinion | Victoria’s Secret Finally Set Its Angels Free. Better Late Than Never.

The lingerie company may be a brand in decline, but it’s still everywhere you look. 

Thacher, a California Prep School, Apologizes for Past Sex Abuse

In a 91-page report, the private coed boarding school in Ojai detailed sexual assaults and harassment against students dating back to the 1980s.