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Rebecca Traister

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Poison of Male Incivility

by benhuberman July 25, 2020October 19, 2022

On Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s powerful speech on the House floor, and the entrenched narrative of the “disruptive” woman.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 29, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Justine van der Leun, Rebecca Traister, Larry Kramer, Gabriella Paiella, and Rosanne Cash.

Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts, Reading List

Less Work, More Friends, No Consequences

by Longreads October 18, 2019October 19, 2022

Workaholics burn the midnight oil, while the rich and powerful fail up.

Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Same Sh*itty Media Men, Different Day

by Sari Botton October 15, 2019October 19, 2022

Rebecca Traister asks how NBC can possibly change its misogynist culture if it keeps the same bad actors at the top.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Ronan Farrow Depicts a Chilling Cover-up at NBC

by Sari Botton October 14, 2019October 19, 2022

Rebecca Traister reads Ronan Farrow’s new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, and realizes that those at NBC who colluded to obstruct Farrow’s ground-breaking reporting on Harvey Weinstein remain in charge.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Unapologetic Women

Women Are Really, Really Mad Right Now

by Hope Reese October 4, 2018October 19, 2022

Rebecca Traister talks about the revolutionary power of women’s anger.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

White Men On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

by Katie Kosma July 5, 2018October 19, 2022

The ruling minority of white men are getting nervous about impending destabilization of their power.

Posted inBlog Post, Media, Unapologetic Women

Moira Donegan is the Anti-Katie Roiphe We Need

by Danielle Tcholakian January 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Katie Roiphe’s moment is over.

Close up of mixed race woman's pregnant stomach
Posted inTop 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 15, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Renee Montagne and Nina Martin, Michael Hobbes, Rebecca Traister, Naima Coster, and Kristen Roupenian.

Posted inEditor's Pick

This Moment Isn’t (Just) About Sex. It’s Really About Work.

by Sari Botton December 14, 2017October 19, 2022

Rebecca Traister looks below the surface of this moment in which so much sexual misconduct has been coming to light, and finds at the root of it troubling, longstanding, gender-based workplace power dynamics.

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