Rosalind Chait Barnett, director of
the Community, Families & Work Program at Brandeis University,
will receive the 2008 Anne Roe Award from the Harvard Graduate School of
Education on Monday, November 17. The biennial award was established in 1979 to
honor Anne Roe, the first woman tenured at Harvard in 1963, and also a leading
researcher on career development and women.
"I am extremely excited and
grateful to be the recipient of the 2008 Anne Roe Award and look forward to the
lecture on November 17," Barnett said.
HGSE Dean Kathleen McCartney will
present Barnett with the award at the Askwith Lecture Hall for her contributions
to the field of education. "Rosalind Barnett has played an extraordinary role
in dispelling conventional 'wisdoms' about the capability and capacity of girls
and women," McCartney said. "Her rigorous research has challenged some of our
cultures most entrenched and harmful gender stereotypes."
Barnett will follow with a lecture
entitled "Women's Journey Toward
Equality: Where We are and the Path Ahead," in which she will focus on
how traditional gender roles are relaxing, subsequently freeing women to engage
more fully in life outside the home. She also plans to discuss men's family and
work roles, women's multiple roles, quality of marital relationships, and what
the future holds for women's equality.
Barnett's work and research has
significantly contributed to women's professional growth and the field of
education. She has published numerous articles and seven books including the Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are
Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs coauthored with Caryl
Rivers. Additionally, Barnett is currently collaborating with the Harvard
School of Public Health, and Catalyst and Work/Family Directions on various
research projects.
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