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Christine B. Whelan | |
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| Born | Christine Barrett Whelan July 5, 1977 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Oxford |
| Employer | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Title | Clinical Professor of Consumer Science |
| Parent(s) | Stephen Whelan, Elizabeth Whelan |
| Website | http://www.christinewhelan.com |
Christine Barrett Whelan (born July 5, 1977) is an American writer, journalist, and clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [1] She has authored two books about marriage, two self-help books for young adults, and an Audible series about purpose. [2]
Whelan was born in New York City to attorney Stephen T. Whelan and Elizabeth Whelan, an author and public health specialist. [3]
Whelan earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in politics. [2] She subsequently was awarded the 1999 Daniel M. Sachs scholarship, [4] granting her direct acceptance to Worcester College within the University of Oxford, [5] where she studied Economic and Social History for her masters and doctorate. [6]
Whelan has taught in the Sociology department at the University of Iowa, the Sociology and Politics departments at Princeton University, and the Sociology department at the University of Pittsburgh. [7] In 2013, she then moved to the Consumer Science department at the School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she currently teaches and directs the Money, Relationships, and Equality (MORE) initiative. [8]
From 1997 through 2000, Whelan interned at The Wall Street Journal in its New York and Washington bureaus, and afterwards interned at The Washington Post. [6] In 2008, Whelan was awarded a Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship. [9]
Whelan's writing has also appeared in The New York Times , USA Today , National Review Online , [10] and The Huffington Post. [11]
Whelan's first book, Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2006. In the book, Whelan coined the term SWANS, which stands for Strong Women Achievers, No Spouse.
Intended in part as a response to Maureen Dowd's 2005 book Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide , [12] Whelan presented evidence contrary to the belief that an elite education and high income among women correlate with lower marriage rates. [13] Using Census Bureau statistics, a commissioned poll of 3,700 men and women ages 25 to 40 [14] and personal interviews, Whelan showed that while the stereotype was valid among previous generations, today a higher income and education in fact increases a woman's marriage chances, and that high-achieving women simply marry later in life. [15]
Prior to conducting the research, Whelan originally intended for the book to be a pessimistic take on the marriage prospects of professional women, drawn from popular studies and personal experience. The book was initially conceived with the title Overqualified for Love. [16]
Whelan's second book, Marry Smart: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to True Love, was published by Simon & Schuster on December 30, 2008. [17] Whelan's third book, Generation WTF: From “What the #%$&” to a Wise, Tenacious, and Fearless You, was published by Templeton Press in February 2011. [18] Whelan's fourth book, The Big Picture: A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life, was published in May 2016. [19] In 2021, Whelan recorded an Audible Original lecture series, "Finding Your Purpose," which made the Associated Press Bestseller list for Audible books that March. [20]
Whelan has frequently appeared as an expert commentator on television news programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer , Good Morning America , and on national radio programs, including Iowa Public Radio, [21] Wisconsin Public Radio, [22] and the BBC. [23]
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