Jessica Bennett
Journalist & Author
Features in Vogue and Cosmo, columns in Time, and some selected work from Newsweek.
Why Women Are Hiding Their Career Achievements
Cosmopolitan
When Your Boss Signs Off, "XO”
The Atlantic
Newsweek
When the Good Girls Revolted
In 1970, 46 Newsweek staffers sued the magazine for gender discrimination in a landmark suit. Forty years later, how much had changed?
‘I Don't: A Case Against Marriage
Decades after the feminist movement established women's rights at work and a generation after the divorce rate peaked, is marriage really necessary?
Welcome to Potopia
A nine-block section of downtown Oakland has become a modern marijuana mecca—and a model for a legalized-drug America.
A Tragedy That Won't Fade Away
When their daughter Nikki was killed in a violent car crash, the Catsouras family was devastated. Then they realized the crime scene photos of her body had gone viral.
From Lockers to Lockup
The suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince sent a small town into a spiral of shame and blame. But did her teen bullies deserve to spend their lives in jail?
Forced to Cheer for Her Attacker
A high school cheerleader accused her school's star athlete of rape—and was kicked off the squad for refusing to cheer for him. Three years later, a Texas town is divided.
Only You. And You. And You.
The notion of multiple-partner relationships is as old as the human race itself. But researchers are just beginning to study polyamory.
The Godmother of Chick-Lit
Francine Pascal's 'Sweet Valley High' series sold 250 million copies and made 80s teens swoon. Can the 73-year-old creator recapture the magic?
Could Women Have Saved Penn State?
It’s easy to make the argument that close-knit, insular groups of men can do bad things. But in the Penn State sexual misconduct scandal, would a female presence have made things any different?
At Yale, a Culture of Sexual Silence
Sixteen students have filed a Title IX complaint against Yale, alleging a "hostile sexual environment" for women. Inside the university's dark history of sexual misconduct.