The story was critiqued by Erica Jong of The New York Observer, who said, "Times idiotic cover story on feminism is, in short, a symptom of what's wrong, not an analysis." Janelle Brown of Salon called it "poorly thought-out".
A critique of the piece was provided by Erica Jong of The New York Observer, who argued that the magazine's cover story on feminism is symptomatic of its own problems and does not offer a nuanced analysis. Janelle Brown of Salon described it as lacking clarity.