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Jessica Valenti

I Write About Abortion, Every Day

Here’s where you can find me now.

Sep 6, 2024

I Write About Abortion, Every Day

Sep 6, 2024

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The Last 2 Years Have Showed Just How Little This Country Cares About Women

Lessons from the busiest two years of my professional life — and arguably the worst stretch of modern American history

Feb 1, 2021

The Last 2 Years Have Showed Just How Little This Country Cares About Women

Feb 1, 2021

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My Daughter’s Math Homework Has Been Our Pandemic Lifeline

It turns out schoolwork is the pandemic parenting hack you never expected

Jan 27, 2021

My Daughter’s Math Homework Has Been Our Pandemic Lifeline

Jan 27, 2021

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No, President Biden Is Not ‘Erasing Women’

So-called progressives are angry Biden ended a policy that allowed schools to discriminate against trans students

Jan 22, 2021

No, President Biden Is Not ‘Erasing Women’

Jan 22, 2021

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Amanda Gorman Was the Light of the Inauguration

I felt numb at first, but the wisdom of someone 20 years my junior finally brought me to tears

Jan 20, 2021

Amanda Gorman Was the Light of the Inauguration

Jan 20, 2021

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Women Will Bear the Burden of Getting Our Aging Parents Vaccinated

Just as we’ve been doing the bulk of the childcare

Jan 15, 2021

A woman pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair across a sidewalk.

Jan 15, 2021

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Please Spare Me Male Politicians Complaining About Parenting

As women are being forced out of the workforce, Andrew Yang needs to give credit where it’s due: to his wife

Jan 11, 2021

Please Spare Me Male Politicians Complaining About Parenting

Jan 11, 2021

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We Were Warned

Activists have known for years that far-right online chatter can turn into real-world violence

Jan 8, 2021

We Were Warned

Jan 8, 2021

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We Can’t Afford Another 4 Years of ‘Me Me Me’ Politics

Now more than ever, we need to embrace giving a shit about other people

Jan 6, 2021

We Can’t Afford Another 4 Years of ‘Me Me Me’ Politics

Jan 6, 2021

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Fed-Up Teens Are Outing Their Rapists on TikTok

Social media may feel like some women’s only route to justice

Dec 15, 2020

Close up of a teenager using her smartphone. Her face is obscured by her phone.

Dec 15, 2020

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How To Stop Conspiracy Moms

If we want women to stop pushing dangerous ideas online, we need to understand why they believe this bullshit

Dec 8, 2020

How To Stop Conspiracy Moms

Dec 8, 2020

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The Absurd Outrage Over Biden’s All-Female Press Team

The same people mad about the gender breakdown didn’t seem to mind when we had all-male leadership

Dec 2, 2020

The Absurd Outrage Over Biden’s All-Female Press Team

Dec 2, 2020

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The U.S. Should Be Paying Parents to Stay Home

Not just during the pandemic, but forever

Nov 25, 2020

The U.S. Should Be Paying Parents to Stay Home

Nov 25, 2020

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Thank God for ‘Minecraft’

Everything I’ve been taught about video games as a parent is a lie

Nov 20, 2020

Two young children play the open world game Minecraft on their iPads.

Nov 20, 2020

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Why Women Like Men Who Wear Dresses

Vogue didn’t put Styles in a dress in order to emasculate men; they did it because it’s hot

Nov 17, 2020

Why Women Like Men Who Wear Dresses

Nov 17, 2020

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Optimism Is Dead Again

Who can be chipper with a president trying to steal an election?

Nov 12, 2020

Blurry rain-specked view of the White House on a gloomy day.

Nov 12, 2020

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It’s Okay to Be a Sore Winner

Never let Trump supporters forget what kind of man they voted for

Nov 8, 2020

A young girl wearing face mask sits on top of her dad’s shoulders at a protest, holding a sign that says “TRUMP IS OVER.”

Nov 8, 2020

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Kamala Harris Is Our Symbol of a Better Future

With our rights in the crosshairs, the vice president-elect is exactly the kind of feminist figurehead we need right now

Nov 7, 2020

Kamala Harris

Nov 7, 2020

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Our New Gamergate GOP

Republicans like Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene are Trumpism’s terrifying new torchbearers

Nov 4, 2020

Our New Gamergate GOP

Nov 4, 2020

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Of Course Trump’s Hail Mary Is To Attack the Squad

When backed into a corner, the president taps his worst impulses

Oct 29, 2020

Of Course Trump’s Hail Mary Is To Attack the Squad

Oct 29, 2020

Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti

Feminist author & columnist. Native NYer, pasta enthusiast. I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com

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