Jessica Bennett

Jessica Bennett is a contributing editor at The New York Times and the author of Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survivial Manual for a Sexist Workplace

Recent Articles

How to Stop a 'Manterrupter' Like Donald Trump

10 battle tips to fight back

By Jessica Bennett October 19, 2016

Stop Policing How Women Talk

A guide to fighting back against double standards

By Jessica Bennett September 15, 2016

Monica Lewinsky and Why the Word Slut Is Still So Potent

Lewinsky was a 22-year-old intern when her affair with Bill Clinton branded her with a ​Scarlet ​L​etter​ S. Nearly two decades later, she's still suffering the repercussions.​ Why is the word slut still so damning?

By Jessica Bennett March 20, 2015

More Sex—and 7 Other Benefits for Men Who Share in the Housework

8 reasons why it's good for men to embrace their inner feminist.

By Jessica Bennett March 5, 2015

How Not to Be 'Manterrupted' in Meetings

A guide for women, men and bosses

By Jessica Bennett January 14, 2015

'The Problem With Frats Isn't Just Rape. It's Power'

Too many frats breed sexism and misogyny that lasts long after college. Why we need to ban them—for good.

By Jessica Bennett December 3, 2014

Lena Dunham and Feminism: Beware the Vitriol of the Sisterhood

The debate over revelations in Dunham's memoir is not just about the propriety of a child's sexual curiosity. It’s about women who make us uncomfortable.

By Jessica Bennett November 4, 2014

Why Women Are Crying at the Gym

For a generation of stressed-out working women, exercise is as much about emotional release as it is physical training.

By Jessica Bennett October 20, 2014

Company-Paid Egg Freezing Will Be the Great Equalizer

From Facebook to Citigroup, more companies are covering the cost of elective egg freezing for women who want to delay child-bearing. Is this the key to real gender equality?

By Jessica Bennett October 15, 2014

Caitlin Moran on Teen Girls, Sex and Pretending to Be Courtney Love

The "How To Build a Girl" author offers up her candid advice

By Jessica Bennett October 8, 2014
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