Rosalind C. Barnett, Author at Women's eNews

‘Boy Crisis’ in Education Is Nothing But Hype

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● March 15, 2006

A “boy crisis” is boiling up in media coverage of education, based on the perception that girls are outstripping boys academically. Today’s commentators argue that the discussion should be about social demographics, not gender.

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.

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.

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.

Wage Gap for Working Mothers May Cost Billions

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● July 3, 2000

New studies indicate that while wage gaps between women and men in entry-level jobs are slight, working mothers are paid 70 cents for every dollar that men receive. For childless women, the gap is 10 cents on the dollar.

Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D.

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