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Japanese women are protesting the widespread policy of mandatory high heels at work.

This non-exhaustive reading list highlights some of the key debates and conceptual shifts in disability studies.

Gender studies developed alongside and emerged out of Women’s Studies. This non-exhaustive list introduces readers to scholarship in the field.

In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres publicly came out on her show, Ellen. It was a cultural turning point for many.

On Earth Day, one mom argues for “green time” over “screen time.”

Murphy Brown represented a threat to “family values”—a position that inherently placed her on the side of the families of color whose single family structures supposedly threatened the white, middle-class status quo of the 1990s.

Today, gay teens don't have to feel alone because the internet makes it possible to connect with other LGBTQ people all over the world. Right?

A JSTOR playlist featuring musicians who were also writers or scholars with content on JSTOR: including Leonard Cohen, Neko Case, Vijay Iyer, and Brian Eno.

Our columnist's take on the future of the Internet and the importance of grassroots networks.

O.J. Simpson is back in the news, and a whole new journalistic frenzy has begun.