Caryl Rivers, Author at Women's eNews

Two-Income Couples Deserve Sweetest Valentine

By Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● February 1, 2006

As she monitors the retro media messages about mating and dating, Caryl Rivers advises against believing in the return of the Sugar Daddy. Two-income couples, she says, are here to stay and deserve the season’s sweetest greetings.

Holiday Toys Sell Girls on Primping and Passivity

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Arts & Culture ● November 23, 2005

Toy buyers beware this holiday shopping season. Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett say pink-and-blue aisles and gender-coded departments are stocked high with gender bias that sends a message to girls to be passive.

Why Dowd Doesn’t Know What Men Really Want

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● November 2, 2005

Today’s commentators say it’s a shame that Maureen Dowd should depend on such flaky research and flimsy evidence when writing about feminism. Dowd’s article, based on weak research, was the most e-mailed story from The New York Times yesterday.

Bedroom Politics Are Not Presidential

By Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● August 9, 2005

When the governors of Massachusetts and New York both vetoed emergency-contraception bills, Caryl Rivers saw an inept play at national vote-getting. Most Americans, she says, want the government to keep out of the bedroom.

What Dads Don’t Need for Father’s Day

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● June 14, 2005

Two parenting books are off the Father’s Day gift list say Rivers and Barnett. A feminist analysis of the books, they say, found them laden with stereotypes and scary stories that give contemporary fathers and families a bad rap.

Pope’s Legacy Must Include War on Birth Control

By Caryl Rivers ● Uncategorized ● April 6, 2005

Caryl Rivers was writing a column on the assault on birth control in the United States when Pope John Paul II died. The Vatican’s role in attacking reproductive freedom, she says, is a major part of the pope’s legacy and should not be skimmed over.

In TV Anchor Land, Time Stands Still for Women

By Caryl Rivers ● Uncategorized ● December 8, 2004

As Tom Brokaw passes on his anchor duties to Brian Williams, commentator Caryl Rivers asks when a woman will sit in one of the most powerful chairs of TV news.

Housework Gap Closes for Dual-Earner Couples

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● November 26, 2004

For a treat after the Thanksgiving meal, our commentators serve up a feast of statistics about men in dual-earner couples. Not only are these guys doing a lot more work around the house, they’re even thinking up things to do with the kids.

Abu Ghraib Pulls ‘Better Angels’ Down to Earth

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● September 1, 2004

The latest word on the prison-abuse scandal is that medical people were also involved. The revelation should help to deflate high-flown and actually harmful ideas about any category of people–including women–being morally superior.

Men Prefer Sexy, Smart UnStepfords, Yes, Really

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● August 4, 2004

A spate of recent media suggests that what men really want are women in traditional roles. Our commentators debunk that. The most happily married women, they say, are those who think for themselves and pay their own way.

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