Table of Contents

February 1, 2021

Cover Story

All Work, No Pay

The pandemic has pushed millions of women from the labor force. The damage can’t be understated.

On the Cover: Photo-illustration by Joan Wong.

features

Reintroducing Sonia Sotomayor

The justice has never been afraid of dissenting alone.

By Irin Carmon
The Nightmare Share

An epic roommate drama on Barrow Street.

By Bridget Read

Intelligencer

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of February 1, 2021

Readers sound off on tumultuous three-week period in Washington starting, anew biography of director Mike Nichols, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of February 1, 2021

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
On the Cover of New York Magazine: All Work, No Pay

In New York’s February 1-14, 2021 issue, a look behind the statistics at the millions of women who’ve been forced out of the workforce this past year.

Strategist

The Culture Pages