--- title: Laura Bates | TIME description: Laura Bates is the co-founder of The Everyday Sexism Project which collects stories of sexual harassment and gender discrimination from minor incidents to more severe situations. Follow the project @EverydaySexism canonical: https://time.com/author/laura-bates/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/laura-bates/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Laura Bates ## Laura Bates Laura Bates is the co-founder of[ The Everyday Sexism Project ](http://everydaysexism.com/)which collects stories of sexual harassment and gender discrimination from minor incidents to more severe situations. Follow the project [**@EverydaySexism**](https://twitter.com/EverydaySexism) ## Laura Bates *  Aug 3, 2016 ### [Donald Trump Is Clueless, Disastrous and Scary on Harassment Issues](https://time.com/4436683/donald-trump-sexual-harassment/) A Trump presidency could be dangerous for women’s labor rights [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 3, 2016 ### [Donald Trump Misunderstands and Misuses 'Rape'](https://time.com/4316229/trump-rape-comment/) We need presidential candidates to address the rape problem—not devalue it [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 11, 2016 ### [Women Can't Wait Until 2059 For Equal Pay](https://time.com/4286884/women-cant-wait-for-equal-pay/) The pay gap adds up [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 22, 2016 ### [The Only ‘Griping' and 'Bitching’ Person Is Donald Trump](https://time.com/4266315/donald-trump-language-about-women/) Trump is falling right into the exact faults of which he accuses women [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 25, 2016 ### [Why Kesha's Court Case Matters to All Women](https://time.com/4236311/keshas-court-case-matters/) It is playing out, on the international stage, many other women's silent struggles [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 12, 2016 ### [Enough With Hillary Detractors—Let's Scrutinize Young Male Voters](https://time.com/4213608/democratic-debate-women-voters/) We don’t see young men’s voting habits being lambasted in the same way [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 8, 2016 ### ['Spanking' Hillary Clinton Is Grotesque Misogyny](https://time.com/4212492/hillary-clinton-spanking-metaphor/) The impact of sexist attacks on women in politics shouldn’t be underestimated [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 28, 2016 ### [Donald Trump's 'Spat' With Megyn Kelly Is Sexism, and It's Abusive](https://time.com/4198737/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-sexism/) "This is the relentless misogynistic abuse of a high-profile woman doing her job" [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2015 ### [How School Dress Codes Shame Girls and Perpetuate Rape Culture](https://time.com/3892965/everydaysexism-school-dress-codes-rape-culture/) When teachers punish girls for wearing clothes deemed 'too distracting' for boys to handle, it tea... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 20, 2014 ### [Sexism Around the World Told One Tweet at a Time](https://time.com/2882850/everyday-sexism/) The Everyday Sexism Project collects stories of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, both mi... 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