Barbara Katz Rothman (born 1948) is a professor of sociology and women's studies at the City University of New York (CUNY).
In 1987, she joined other feminists of the time, including Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Phyllis Chesler, Mary Daly, and Evelyn Fox Keller to write an amicus brief opposing surrogacy in the Baby M case.
[3] In the book, Katz Rothman emphasizes the social, political and technological implications of birthing and raising a child in a patriarchal society.
She discusses the legal parental rights of the birth mother and child-care providers and argues for a shift in reproductive practices in order to reflect the collective experiences of women.
[12] She was the president of the Eastern Sociological Society for the 2016 presidential term, and was the recipient of the Fulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Distinguished Chair in Health Sciences 2018–2019.