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Dr. Barnett's book, Lifeprints: New patterns of love and work for today's women, was selected by the Sloan Work and Family Research Network as a "classic book" from the work-family canon that has made "a significant contribution and stood the test of time."
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Monday November 17, 2008, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Rosalind Barnett has been awarded the 2008 Anne Roe Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The award will be presented to Dr. Barnett this fall at a public event at which she will deliver an address.
This award was created in 1979 and named for Anne Roe, the first woman tenured in the Harvard Faculty of Education (1963). Professor Roe was a leading researcher concerned with the development of careers for women. The award in her name is presented biennially to an individual who has contributed significantly in the field of education to advance women's professional growth and who provides a model of leadership and excellence to women.
Previous recipients include:
- Geeta Rao Gupta (2006) ICRW President
- Gloria Steinem (1999)
- Bernice Sandler (1988), Director, Project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC
- Owanah Anderson (1981), Director, The Ohoyo Resource Center, Wichita Falls, TX
- Sister Joel Read (1980), President, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
Please click here for more information.
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Experts debate why women are underrepresented in science
Dr. Barnett debated Christina Hoff Sommers on this issue to promote the Amearican Institutes book The Science on Women and Science.. Dr. Barnett has a chapter in this publiction From stone walls to invisible walls. Hear the debate here:
- Read the under the microscope's atricle on the debate highlightshere Click here
- Nature also did an article on the debate. Read it here Click here
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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS:
- Barnett, R. (2010, May 27-30). Gender, age and job satisfaction: The effects of job conditions. Paper TO BE presented at the 2010 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Boston, Ma.
ITEMS IN PRESS:
- Barnett, R. C., & Gareis, K. C. Mothers' shiftwork: Effects on mothers, fathers, and children. In D. R. Crane & E. S. Marshall (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Provo, UT.
- Barnett, R. C., Gareis, K. C., Sabattini, L., & Carter, N. M., Parental concerns about after-school time: Antecedents and correlates among full-time employed dual-earner parents. Journal of Family Issues.
- Barnett, R., Gareis, K., & Brennan, R., School and school activity schedules affect the quality of family relations: A within-couple analysis. Community Work & Family.
- Barnett, R. C., Gareis, K. C., Ertel, K. A., & Berkman, L. F., Flexibility safety valves: Single and partnered parents' concerns about after-school time. Marriage & Family Review
- Rivers, C. & Barnett, R.C. (in press) The truth about boys and girls, New York: Columbia University.
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