Rosalind C. Barnett, Author at Women's eNews

Flawed Study Dismissing Job Bias Thrills Media

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Health & Science ● February 18, 2011

The media is having a heyday with a study that came out earlier this month finding that scientific women are stalled by their own lifestyle choices, not discrimination. Co-authors Roz Barnett and Caryl Rivers say “show us the data.”

Single-Sex Ed Based on Baloney Science

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● November 19, 2010

Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett applaud a Boston school administrator’s decision to back off single-sex education. Too many of these schools, they argue, are based on spurious ideas about boy-girl brain differences that reinforce stereotypes.

Left Behind? Actually, More Boys Take ‘Gifted’ Test

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Politics ● June 15, 2010

News stories abound about girls suddenly outperforming boys in the very early grades, obscuring the fact that increasingly more boys than girls are taking “gifted” tests. Either way, Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers say kids are getting tested too young.

Don’t Read Too Much Into Boys’ Verbal Scores

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Politics ● April 23, 2010

Boys’ poorer reading levels in a recent study are feeding a troubling tendency to lower literacy expectations for boys, say Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett. It’s just as destructive as the old myth about girls’ math inferiority.

‘Getting to Yes’ Skills Useful at Home Too

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Arts & Culture ● May 19, 2009

The worst aspects of the “second shift” may be abating, but Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett say women’s reluctance to negotiate with their mates could be a major obstacle in getting a fair deal in the kitchen and nursery. Second of two parts.

Recession Doesn’t Mean Doing His Housework

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● May 14, 2009

In a raging recession, Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett caution women against thinking they’ll help their husbands’ and male partners’ job security by doing his share of the housework. The first of two parts.

Data on Scientists Hushes Media Echo Chamber

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● October 3, 2007

A conference on women and science earlier this week caught our commentators by surprise. Despite a media soundtrack saying “Larry Summers was right,” they found a sophisticated discussion that helped dispel ideas of male intellectual superiority.

U.S. Women May See Independence in Singlehood

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● January 31, 2007

Recent headlines have noted the growing singlehood of U.S. women, and the stories haven’t all been celebratory. But Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett say that single women no longer have the cards stacked against them and their status is sticking.

Career Women Bad Wives? Let’s Ask the Guys

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● August 30, 2006

Female bloggers just stood up to Forbes.com, the latest media outlet to say career women make bad wives. Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett review the episode and vow to keep up their own battle against a pernicious media myth.

Women Happier as Homemakers? Time to Recheck Data

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● March 22, 2006

A recent study bandied about in the news media finds women are more happily married when their husbands win the bread. The finding is so different from related research that our commentators call it an “outlier” not to be trusted.

Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D.

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