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Jennifer Gerson

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I’m Jennifer Gerson, a reporter at The 19th who has a deep passion for the people who change the conversation, whether that’s politicians or influencers. I love stories that get at how contemporary American politics and popular culture both and prod each other, especially by examining how voters, public servants and advocates alike all seek to iterate and refine their political personas in response to this push and pull of culture and politics.

As a freelancer, my work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Insider, among other places. I received a Maggie Award for my reporting on reproductive health and policy for Yahoo Health and have been nominated for American Society of Magazine Editors awards for my work in both Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire. I was also a founding editor of the pioneering feminist blog Jezebel.

A native Atlantan, I live in my hometown in Georgia’s election-year-famous Sixth District with my husband, two children and codependent cat.

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Latest from Jennifer Gerson

Britney Spears’ story underscores how courts can enable family abuse

Experts say the legal system often weaponizes women’s emotions to keep them locked in the very systems they are trying to escape.

Jennifer Gerson · July 15, 2021
How safe is summer camp? Depends on their COVID-19 precautions

Directors talk about a difficult year of planning and how vaccines, early testing and quarantine helped some of them safely lift mask restrictions altogether.

Jennifer Gerson · July 14, 2021
Parent's vaccine protects babies best against COVID-19, studies show

Does COVID-19 immunity transfer to the fetus during pregnancy? Yes, for a little while.

Jennifer Gerson · July 12, 2021
Why this mom got the COVID-19 shot but hesitates for her daughter

Misinformation about the vaccine's effect on fertility has led some parents to hesitate on approving the shot for their children.

Jennifer Gerson · July 6, 2021
After Britney Spears’ plea, a new look at conservatorship

The pop star’s plight drew headlines, but many people in conservatorships have even fewer options.

Jennifer Gerson · July 1, 2021
Britney Spears lost her reproductive freedom. Tragically, her case is not unique.

From the founding of this nation through the modern day, women and members of marginalized communities have faced forced sterilization and other reproductive coercion.

Jennifer Gerson, Barbara Rodriguez · June 24, 2021