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The Lenny Archive

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Articles

Caretaking Equals Strength, Not Weakness

On why caretaking shouldn't just be associated with women.

“What You Have to Offer to the World Is the Most Beautiful Thing About Yourself”

A profile of Jocelyn Bioh, the woman behind the acclaimed *School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play*.

Ellen Ullman’s Life in Code

She's been a computer programmer for 40 years — and she's got advice for women who want to get inside Silicon Valley.

Abigail Adams Persisted

A letter from the First Lady defending a black servant from prejudice.

Horse Power

A recommendation to treat your bod like a horse.

In Brooklyn, a Flood

The story of a menstrual Macgyver.

The Truth Is Out There (About Menopause)

Actress Gillian Anderson and her friend the journalist Jennifer Nadel tell the truth about the change.

Showing My Scars

Cobie Smulders on her body's journey through cancer and back.

Four Women Who Fled Syria

Survivors of an untelevised war share their stories of struggle and hope.

How I Learned to Break Up With Bad Doctors

Whitney Cummings was sick of being sick, and sick of doctors who dismissed her complaints.

Secrets of the South

A weekend with the United Order of Tents, a semi-covert organization of black women.

Want to Know What Women Want? Ask Them About Their Affairs.

Three surprising truths about female sexuality.

Korean Bogeyman

On growing up Korean-American and trying to keep my daughter safe from "Rocket Man" and "The Dotard."

Lit Thursday: The Last Girl

In a new memoir, Nadia Murad tells the story of how she escaped the ISIS slave trade.

When You’re Too Pretty to Be Sick

Not all disabilities are obvious from the outside.

Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Health Care Is a Human-Rights Issue

The former surgeon general on her life-long support for women's health.

Sex and the Single Mom

Having a baby on my own didn't put a damper on dating (though it did include orgasmic Michael Keaton pregnancy dreams).

The Gender Pay Gap Happened to Me. Now What?

I spent ten years at *The Wall Street Journal*, and I was paid less than someone else for the same job.

Rethinking “Crazy”

A novelist reflects on the stigma of mental illness.

The All-American Menstrual Hut

Lena Dunham and the memoirist Mary Karr talk bullying, Jesus, and bra technology.