There are more women in politics now than ever, a resurgence of women’s rights activism and the possibility of another woman as the Democratic presidential nominee. Yet, it could still take 88 years ...

Installation view of What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along? at the Altadena Library. Pictured: works by Akina Cox (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic) ALTADENA, California — Halfway through “What if ...

Does matriarchy exist? Peggy Reeves Sanday says yes. For two decades, Ms. Sanday, a professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been studying gender in West Sumatra, Indonesia. In ...

When two soon-to-be founders were brainstorming ideas for a female-oriented home improvement service, Lacey Soslow suggested something like “OnlyFans but for home improvement,” a reference to the ...

Harvey Weinstein loomed large in the film world like a playground bully. And in the five years since he was toppled from his perch, his absence has loomed large too. The rage and moral complexity of ...

I am thinking about the emerging matriarchy, which I eagerly await. The men are on the verge of ruining the world. Here it is, ladies. Take it. Good luck. Beware of the spent nuclear-fuel pools! I’m ...

When the seducer Willoughby comes to call on Marianne Dashwood in Emma Thompson’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Sir John Middleton, in a conspicuous attempt at humor, turns to the ...

I’m not talking about a fairytale matriarchy from long ago and far away. I’m talking about a matriarchy here and now in northern California. I live in one, though I imagine that some might say that it ...