Time
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THE ROAD TO EQUALITY
What will it take to get there from here? Those coming of age in the postfeminist era have their own ideas.
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NATION
Once political outsiders, women candidates now find themselves running on the inside track. But elsewhere there are hurdles: the plight of female inmates, legal challenges from the unborn.
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WORLD
In the struggling democracies of Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, men no longer monopolize the seats of power. But whether from behind the veil or a presidential desk, women still face inequity.
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PROFILES
Preacher, rapper, Indian chief...10 extraordinary women.
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PUBLIC IMAGES
What do women want? Madison Avenue used to think soap and cake mixes. But these days, who bakes?
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ON THE JOB
In the 21st century work force, white U.S.-born men will be a minority. The time is ripe for kinder, gentler managers.
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SELF AND SOCIETY
Are the sexes separate and unequal? In psychology, a new view of growing up female. In medicine, a dangerous research gap.
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THE CHANGING FAMILY
Parents are rearing kids in ways that little resemble their own childhoods. Their worry: Will the kids be all right?
COVER: Painting by Susan Moore