Barbara J. Risman
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Barbara was quoted in a Progress Illinois article, "Marriage Equality Could Be A Major Boost For Illinois' Struggling Economy" on March 12, 2013. 
 
Barbara was quoted in the NewsObserver article "Men, gay and straight, opting for engagement rings," on Feb 27, 2013.

Barbara was quoted in a Shine (by Yahoo!) article entitled, "Moms of Only Children Not 'Really' Moms at All? Here We Go Again" on January 17, 2013. 

A story on moms in the paid workforce by The Christian Science Monitor, in which Barbara was quoted, was picked up by ABCnews.com on May 13, 2012. Read "Share of Working Moms Nearing All-Time High" here.

Barbara--along with fellow CCF member Dr. Paula England--was cited in a Chicago Tribune story on  about highly-educated women being more likely to be married later in life than less-educated women. "Women say 'I do' to education, then marriage" by Leslie Mann appeared on May 2, 2012.

Barbara wrote an Op-Ed for CNN entitled "Phony 'mommy wars' avoid real issues for women," which appeared on April 20, 2012.

Barbara's Op-Ed, "'I do, Until I don't': The Changing Landscape of Marriage" appeared in the Chicago Tribune on December 11, 2011.

Barbara wrote an Op-Ed Piece for CNN.com that answers why the allegations of an affair may hurt Herman Cain's presidential campaign more than his sexual harrassment past. "Why do Cain adultery allegations stick more than harassment charges?" appeared December 2, 2011.

Barbara wrote an Op-Ed Piece for CNN.com regarding Republican Herman Cain and Sexual Harrasment. "Let's make a rule on sexual harassment" appeared on November 5, 2011.

Quoted in Chicago Tribune article about children living at home during and after college, "Full nests causing less of a flap" by Chris McNamara, September 12, 2011.

Showcased in the University of Illinois blog, "UIC honored for linking sociology to everyday life," by UI President Mike Hogan, September 1, 2011

Quoted in New York Times, "Study Undercuts View of College as a Place of Same-Sex Experimentation," by Tamar Lewin - March 17, 2011

Quoted in Chicago Sun-Times, "Married on Campus: 'Life is so much more stable,'" by Kara Spak - February 7, 2011

Quoted in New York Times, "Men’s Engagement Rings Proclaim, ‘He’s Taken’," by Kathryn Shattuck - July 30, 2010

Quoted in New York Times, "A Breadwinner Rethinks Gender Roles," by M.P. Dunleavey - January 27, 2007
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