Launched in November 2007, the XX Factor blog is a conversation among Slate’s women writers and friends about politics, culture, and anything else that strikes our fancy.
Authors
Jessica Grose
is the managing editor of Double X and the co-author of Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home. Click here to follow her on Twitter.
Samantha Henig
is the associate editor of Double X, and can be reached at samantha.henig@doublex.com.
Kerry Howley
is a contributing editor at Reason Magazine and an Arts Fellow at the University of Iowa's literary nonfiction program.
Ann Hulbert
Slate's books editor and the author, most recently, of Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice About Children.
Erika Kawalek
is a New York-based journalist and author of the forthcoming fashion chronicle, Ragpicker.
Rachael Larimore
Slate managing editor and mother of three. Addicted to coffee and Facebook. Follow her on Twitter: @RachaelBL
Marjorie Valbrun
is a contributing writer at The Root, where she writes about the intersection of race, gender, and politics.
