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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Child care can cost a third of family income. Can Clinton get it down to 10 percent?
    Politics

    Her new pledge on child care affordability is a big deal.

    By Emily Crockett
    Why Ronan Farrow’s op-ed on Woody Allen and the media is so important
    Culture

    Farrow’s piece is a devastating indictment of the entertainment industry and the media.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Donald Trump: “All of the men, we’re petrified to speak to women anymore”Donald Trump: “All of the men, we’re petrified to speak to women anymore”
    Politics

    Trump went full MRA red pill when he doubled down on Hillary Clinton and the “woman card.”

    By Emily Crockett
    Culture
    Airbnb and the “sharing economy” still suffer from old-fashioned racismAirbnb and the “sharing economy” still suffer from old-fashioned racism
    Culture

    Airbnb has a problem with racial discrimination because America does.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Samantha Bee and Patton Oswalt expose the fake pregnancy clinics that lie to womenSamantha Bee and Patton Oswalt expose the fake pregnancy clinics that lie to women
    Politics

    Taxpayer-funded “crisis pregnancy centers” trick women into thinking they’re abortion clinics, and the lies don’t stop there.

    By Emily Crockett
    Alabama’s creative new anti-abortion strategy: regulate clinics like sex offenders
    Politics

    Once signed, the new law would close two of the state’s five abortion clinics.

    By Emily Crockett
    How the death of Sheryl Sandberg’s husband made her rethink Lean In
    Business & Finance

    Read her touching Facebook post on single motherhood.

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    6 ways America totally screws over pregnant women and mothers6 ways America totally screws over pregnant women and mothers
    Play
    Health Care

    America loves celebrating Mother’s Day, but we don’t always treat our mothers-to-be very well.

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    Why this doctor is suing for the right to speak her conscience on abortionWhy this doctor is suing for the right to speak her conscience on abortion
    Health Care

    Her hospital told her she can’t speak out about abortion. Now she’s suing.

    By Emily Crockett
    archives
    Oklahoma court: it’s not technically rape if it’s oral and she’s drunkOklahoma court: it’s not technically rape if it’s oral and she’s drunk
    archives

    A loophole in Oklahoma’s sexual assault laws let an accused rapist go free.

    By Emily Crockett