Freelancer covering culture, fashion & feminism. Previously: Editorial Director at Need Supply Co. & Nasty Gal. Clients include Teen Vogue, Allure, Outdoor Voices, iD, DKNY, Into The Gloss, etc.
Mothers of ambition
Influencers and high-profile female execs are leading a new positive dialogue about what it means to have a career, and be a mom.
The conversation around working mothers has long been dominated by guilt, apologies, and excuses—positioning a career as the sort of optional luxury that women have cause to feel ambivalent about. But a study published in December 2016 by the Center for American Progress reported quite the opposite. It found that nearly two thirds of mothers in the United States we...
Menopause goes mainstream
Women speak candidly about hot flashes, sleep deprivation, and reduced libido—untabooing the inevitable menopause life stage.
Women in their 50s, 60s and 70s are defying expectations and upending the status quo, as noted in our latest trend report “Elastic Generation: The Female Edit.” Once considered an invisible demographic, the over-50 set is now refusing to go quietly—instead embracing change, celebrating life, and flying in the face of stereotypes.
50-year-old Baywatch star Pamela Anders...
When Motherhood Didn't Match My Picturesque Pregnancy
I was that smug, glowy asshole who relished in being pregnant. I felt great, gained a minimal amount of weight, and posted radiant hiking photos on my due date while my expecting contemporaries bemoaned their fatigue, cankles, and heartburn. Naturally, it didn’t occur to me that my birth and transition into early parenthood could be anything other than as obnoxiously hiccup-free and seamless as the ten months that preceded it.
If a traumatic four-day induction and labor due to dangerously low...
Why I Quit My Highly Coveted Job When I Was 8 Months Pregnant ...
Why I Quit My Highly Coveted Job When I Was 8 Month...
Q&A: Lake Sharp and Sam Rypinski, founders, Everybody - JWT ...
Q&A: Lake Sharp and Sam Rypinski, founders, Everybo...
A Salon Shamed Me for Touching Up My Roots While Pregnant ...
A Salon Shamed Me for Touching Up My Roots While Pr...
All the Things Pregnant and Working Mothers Are Doing Wrong ...
All the Things Pregnant and Working Mothers Are Doi...
I Went Wireless For 48 Hours
Writer Jane Helpern put our Wireless Bra to the test by going wireless for 48 hours. Here's what happened:
Porn Has Basically Become Today's Unofficial Substitute for Sex Ed ...
Porn Has Basically Become Today's Unofficial Substi...
kenzo and 'lemonade' director kahlil joseph premiere a musical ...
kenzo and 'lemonade' director kahlil joseph premier...
meet nancy steiner, hollywood's indie queen of costuming | watch | i-D
meet nancy steiner, hollywood's indie queen of cost...
Nikia Phoenix, founder, Black Girl Beautiful - JWT Intelligence
Nikia Phoenix, founder, Black Girl Beautiful - JWT ...