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Biology, Destiny, and Bad Science  

Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers ▪ Winter 2026

There are ominous signs that new versions of biological determinism have returned, with the claim that women are not meant, by nature or by psyche, for achievement. Myths about gender difference now “prove” that women should be confined to jobs …



Bashing Working Families  

Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers ▪ Fall 1997

The American media have declared war on the working family. A recent cover article in the New York Times Magazine featured an excerpt from Arlie Hochschild’s new book The Time Bind that claimed that Americans want to spend more time …



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