Rosalind Barnett

Rosalind C. Barnett is an American research psychologist and author. She has hosted the annual Ann Richards Roundtable on Gender and the Media at Brandeis University. Barnett has been identified as one of the top 25 work-family researchers in the world.

Barnett attended Queens College and received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University. She has held senior research positions at the Henry A. Murray Research Institute at Harvard University, the Wellesley College Centers for Women, and Brandeis University.

The National Institute of Mental Health funded her study of Family and Work Role Stress in Men, and a study of Patterns of Competence in Preschool Girls. The National Science Foundation funded a study of Women in the Middle Years and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has funded her research on work/family issues. Her primary areas of expertise include the work-family interface, gender similarities and differences, gender stereotypes, obstacles confronting women in the workplace, and ongoing adaptations to an aging workforce.

Barnett has published books and articles with co-author Caryl Rivers, Professor of Journalism at Boston University. Provided by Wikipedia