--- description: Areva Martin is TIME's Sexist Laws Explained columnist. She is an attorney, advocate, television host, legal and social issues commentator and author. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Areva Martin ## Areva Martin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Areva Martin is TIME's_ [_Sexist Laws Explained_](http://motto.time.com/category/sexist-laws-explained/) _columnist. She is an attorney, advocate, television host, legal and social issues commentator and author._ ## Areva Martin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Aug 6, 2018 ### [Despite Progress, Black Women Are Paid Only 62.5% of What Men Make. Here's How to Fix That](https://time.com/5356660/black-women-equal-pay-day/) 'It’s time for ALL women to use the influence we’ve earned' *  Mar 20, 2018 ### [This One Trait Is the Key to Becoming the Best Networker in the Room](https://time.com/5207668/networking-tips/) How to make connections with real value *  Feb 12, 2018 ### [President Trump Is Confused About What ‘Due Process’ Means](https://time.com/5152942/trump-tweet-misunderstands-due-process/) An attorney explains [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 26, 2018 ### [The Judge in Larry Nassar’s Case Honored Criminal Justice — and Victims](https://time.com/5121265/judge-rosemarie-aquilina-served-justice-larry-nassar/) Victim impact statements and impassioned judges allow silenced voices to be heard [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 8, 2017 ### [How I Got Slut-Shamed After My TV Interview on Sexual Harassment](https://time.com/5054213/slut-shaming-sexual-harassment/) 'Offensive and ironic' *  Nov 28, 2017 ### [How NDAs Help Some Victims Come Forward Against Abuse](https://time.com/5039246/sexual-harassment-nda/) A lawyer explains *  Oct 26, 2017 ### [This Woman Was Fired for a Heavy Period Leak](https://time.com/4999185/woman-fired-for-period-leak/) A new installment in Sexist Laws Explained *  Aug 23, 2017 ### [The Hatred of Black Hair Goes Beyond Ignorance](https://time.com/4909898/black-hair-discrimination-ignorance/) Policing young black girls — and their hair — can have detrimental consequences *  Aug 16, 2017 ### [49 States Legally Allow Employers to Discriminate Based on Weight](https://time.com/4883176/weight-discrimination-workplace-laws/) Only Michigan has a law on the books *  Jul 5, 2017 ### [In North Carolina, Sexual Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn](https://time.com/4842845/sexist-laws-explained-north-carolina-sexual-consent-law/) If a woman changes her mind after consenting to sex, state law says it’s not ‘rape’ — even under vio... *  May 12, 2017 ### [How I Overcame the Heartbreak of My Son’s Autism Diagnosis](https://time.com/4776197/mother-autistic-child-overcame-challenges/) 'I couldn’t love him more’ Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/areva-martin/","name":"Areva Martin"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/areva-martin/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/areva-martin/"},"name":"Areva Martin","jobTitle":null,"description":"Areva Martin is TIME's Sexist Laws Explained columnist. She is an attorney, advocate, television host, legal and social issues commentator and author.","url":"https://time.com/author/areva-martin/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```