Plus, read about the country now offering free pads and tampons and hear from women who are secretly relieved to be off the hook for the holidays
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Health

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Health

Pads and tampons are now free in Scotland. Could the U.S. ever do the same thing?

‘It’s an issue of dignity’

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Politics

These top Cabinet positions have been ‘the inner sanctum of male power.’ Women are finally breaking through.

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Work

Netflix paid tribute to working moms who hide their bumps. For some, it just showed how broken the system is.

‘I don’t need a Wonder Woman cape. I need a more supportive system to be a successful working mother.’

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She took to Twitter to use the incident as a key example of community spread

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Should she go home? The CDC says stay put this Thanksgiving, but she’s been alone for months.

Her family is in Michigan. She’s in California.

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First-person  //  Perspective

Thanksgiving is full of myths. Here’s how to acknowledge Native peoples’ realities.

As a Seminole and Mvskoke woman, I have tips for what you can do instead of celebrate traditionally

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First-person  //  Perspective

Sia cast a non-autistic actor to play an autistic role in her new film. That choice hurts people like me.

She released a trailer for her upcoming movie, ‘Music,’ last week

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Advice  //  Perspective

Ask Dr. Andrea: How do I get my fiance to see we have to cancel our wedding?

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Comics  //  Perspective

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A growing number of Americans are going hungry

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Pop culture

Clea DuVall wanted to see more queer Christmas movies. With Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, she made one herself.

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