Debra Rosenberg's Rethinking Gender

Debra Rosenberg wrote an article titled, “(Rethinking) Gender” and it was in the Newsweek magazine on May 21st 2007. Her purpose in writing this article was to persuade the reader to re-evaluate the definition and characteristics of gender. Rosenberg persuades the reader by telling stories of people who have questioned the gender that they were born with and changed their gender, thus rethinking their gender. Rosenberg received her received her Master’s degree from Columbia University in journalism. From 2001 to 2004 Rosenberg was an editor for Newsweek and specialized in social issues that involved the supreme court, such as gay marriage and rights of abortion. Rosenberg was the national correspondent and wrote about the second term of former President

The average age of the women are 46 years old. The average income of the readers is approximately $66,700. The purpose of Newsweek is to publish, “… High-quality journalism to readers around the globe…” newsweek.com. Not only is it published in the United States, it is in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. And published in several different languages such as Polish and Spanish. And since Rosenberg is a freelance writer, according debrarosenberg.tumblr.com, writing for Newsweek about gender was an easy decision for her because she can write about anything she chooses to write about without being limited to a specific area of study. She can also influence a great number and a wide variety of people because of the magazine’s wide demographic. In the article “(Rethinking) Gender” Rosenberg shares stories of people who have questioned the gender they were born with, then transitioned in order to be content with themselves. She includes the stories the former NASCAR driver J.T. Hayes, who is now known as Terri O’Connell, former Olympian Renee Richards and children who have