Lizzie Skurnick

Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. Words have nuance and power. "Effortless," "Sassy," "Ambitious," "Aggressive": what subtle digs and sneaky implications are conveyed when women are described with words like these? Words are made into weapons, warnings, praise, and blame, bearing an outsized influence on women's lives—to say nothing of our moods. No one knows this...