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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Criminal Justice
    Samantha Bee unleashes hellfire on local officials standing in the way of rape kit testingSamantha Bee unleashes hellfire on local officials standing in the way of rape kit testing
    Criminal Justice

    “Are you in the pocket of Big Rape? I don’t know!”

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    Study: women had to drive 4 times farther after Texas laws closed abortion clinicsStudy: women had to drive 4 times farther after Texas laws closed abortion clinics
    Health Care

    Here’s exactly how Texas anti-abortion laws burdened women, according to research.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Merrick Garland has no public record on abortion. That makes some advocates uneasy.Merrick Garland has no public record on abortion. That makes some advocates uneasy.
    Politics

    The next justice will have a hugely outsize influence on future abortion cases.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Samantha Bee’s death glare is the perfect response to a pundit telling Clinton to “smile”Samantha Bee’s death glare is the perfect response to a pundit telling Clinton to “smile”
    Politics

    Twitter wasn’t having any of it. But there’s also a bigger lesson in this blowup.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    A female editor was asked if she slept with her bosses at the Hulk Hogan trialA female editor was asked if she slept with her bosses at the Hulk Hogan trial
    Criminal Justice

    For no good reason at all.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    All of the candidates tell more stories about men than women on the campaign trailAll of the candidates tell more stories about men than women on the campaign trail
    Politics

    This might be the weirdest campaign trail gender bias yet.

    By Emily Crockett
    archives
    The staggering overrepresentation of white, conservative men on Sunday political showsThe staggering overrepresentation of white, conservative men on Sunday political shows
    archives

    Sunday morning political talk shows can determine the week’s agenda — and one group dominates it much more than others.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    Poll: women have harsher attitudes toward prostitution than menPoll: women have harsher attitudes toward prostitution than men
    Criminal Justice

    Decriminalizing prostitution could protect sex workers from exploitation, but not everyone is on board with the idea.

    By Emily Crockett
    2016 Presidential Election
    Most election commentators are men. This project is trying to help change that.Most election commentators are men. This project is trying to help change that.
    2016 Presidential Election

    See how Anderson Cooper compared with Fox & Friends on gender balance this week, and every week until the election.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Clinton and Sanders were asked about abortion. Their answers weren’t the same.Clinton and Sanders were asked about abortion. Their answers weren’t the same.
    Politics

    None of the seven official Democratic debates have asked about abortion, but the latest Fox News town hall did.

    By Emily Crockett