Rosalind C. Barnett, Author at Women's eNews

What ‘Career Barbie’ Really Needs

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● April 11, 2019

Apparently, Barbie can choose to have a career, but she cannot choose to have a career AND children.

‘Grandma’ Needs a Makeover

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● February 19, 2019

“I think I would rather be villainous than pushed off-stage, as though becoming a grandmother subsumes everything else in your life under a fog of irrelevance.”

Cancel the Party: Here’s a Killjoy Memo for U.S. Women

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● March 8, 2016

Instead of celebrating progress, we have to ask why we fare so poorly compared to many other countries. From being underpaid to losing abortion access, it’s a depressing list. But let’s not look away.

Caitlyn Jenner Gives Neurosexism Another Star Turn

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● June 18, 2015

Let’s stop the latest talk of male and female brains before it goes much further. We don’t want to put transgender people in the same old sex-role binds that have caused so much harm in the past.

Apple and Facebook Put the Biological Clock on Ice

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Health & Science ● November 5, 2014

The two companies should be applauded for supporting egg freezing by their employees. Women gain career flexibility and lowered risks of later pregnancy, which is on the rise.

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.

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.

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.

Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D.

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