Caryl Rivers, Author at Women's eNews

Advice for Ambitious Women Is Needed, Not Elitist

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● April 30, 2014

We don’t need women to become imitation men, but we don’t want them to be imitation saints, either. There are a lot of women who want to succeed, who want to climb the ladder, who want to get ahead, and hurrah for them.

‘B-Word’ Bashes Young Women’s Political Aspiration

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● March 14, 2014

If you want to know why younger women are shying away from political bids just look at how Hillary Clinton and Wendy Davis are still being subjected to a double standard on toughness. The media has a role in stopping this.

After Christie, Cavemen Start Looking Pretty Good

By Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● February 14, 2014

Forget Brit Hume’s Darwinian defense of Chris Christie’s tough-guy leadership style. Christie isn’t being penalized by a feminized society. He just lets his inner bully get the best of him too often.

Calling All Female Brains: Stop the ‘Neurosexism’

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● December 13, 2013

Research now finds sex-linked differences in the neural connections. So what? The media’s rush to pop-psychologize the findings fuels retro gender stereotypes that only raise the obstacles to workplace advancement.

JFK and Women; Here’s the Uplifting Side of Story

By Caryl Rivers ● Uncategorized ● November 21, 2013

For my generation of women, growing up in the shadow of Truman and Eisenhower, politics seemed like an old man’s game. Then Kennedy came along and challenged us. From Nancy Pelosi to Janet Reno, we responded.

When Wall Street Needs Scapegoats, Women Beware

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● November 2, 2013

Women are more likely to be appointed to powerful positions when an organization is in crisis, putting their leadership into question, say Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett in this excerpt from “The New Soft War on Women.”

Being ‘Too Beautiful’ Becomes On-Job Liability

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● July 31, 2013

For the latest example of the “soft war” on women, turn to the Iowa Supreme Court. Recently, it allowed a dentist to fire his assistant for having looks that might distract him from his marriage. We’re not making this up.

Single-Sex Schooling Loses Ground for Good Reasons

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● June 24, 2013

If a public school is trying to sell you–the parent–on curricula based on sex differences between boys and girls, watch out. The main criteria for choosing a school should be its overall quality measured by teaching, resources and class size.

Time’s Rosin Ignores Data, Conjures Monster Women

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● September 12, 2012

Warnings about women wielding their career clout against men at work and home are reactionary nonsense. They ignore research on dual-earner couples doing just fine, female supervisors promoting men, women’s wage stagnation, and more.

‘Masculinity Myth’ Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● July 23, 2012

Work-family imbalance stories focus on women, but men these days are juggling the roles of partner, earner and parent just as much. We need more recognition of this fact to get employers to take this issue more seriously.

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