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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Science
    Giving birth can be as hard on your body as running a marathonGiving birth can be as hard on your body as running a marathon
    Science

    New research shows that doctors don’t treat women’s birth injuries as seriously as they should.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    The new anti-abortion laws states passed in 2015, mappedThe new anti-abortion laws states passed in 2015, mapped
    Politics

    These were some of the major trends in anti-abortion legislation in 2015.

    By Emily Crockett
    archives
    The bizarre history of bathrooms getting in the way of equal rightsThe bizarre history of bathrooms getting in the way of equal rights
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    archives

    Paranoia about bathrooms is getting in the way of LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws, but bathrooms have a long history of aiding inequality.

    By Emily Crockett
    Culture
    Your TV is lying to you about who has abortionsYour TV is lying to you about who has abortions
    Culture

    TV plot lines about abortion tend to focus on white, childless teenagers. That’s not the reality.

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    Transgender sex workers are mistreated by the institutions that are supposed to help themTransgender sex workers are mistreated by the institutions that are supposed to help them
    Politics
    It’s not just FitzGibbon: Sexual harassment is a huge problem in the progressive movementIt’s not just FitzGibbon: Sexual harassment is a huge problem in the progressive movement
    Politics

    The head of a major progressive PR firm was accused of rampant sexual harassment. But the problem is a lot bigger than him.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton was asked about flower arrangements at the Democratic debate. Yes, really.Hillary Clinton was asked about flower arrangements at the Democratic debate. Yes, really.
    Politics

    What on earth did we just watch?

    By Emily Crockett
    archives
    This UN report shows that women’s rights in the US are an international embarrassmentThis UN report shows that women’s rights in the US are an international embarrassment
    archives

    Gender equity in the US is so bad that we’re falling behind international human rights standards.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina said she’s been “called every b-word in the book” at the Republican debateCarly Fiorina said she’s been “called every b-word in the book” at the Republican debate
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    Politics

    Her opening statement was heavily focused on how she has struggled to overcome gender-based obstacles to get to the top.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    The bizarre new allegations about Planned Parenthood and landfills, explainedThe bizarre new allegations about Planned Parenthood and landfills, explained
    Politics

    Ohio’s attorney general found no evidence that Planned Parenthood was “selling” fetal tissue, but he also made some weird claims that the provider is throwing fetuses in landfills. What’s going on?

    By Emily Crockett