Bettina Arndt
| Bettina Arndt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1949 Penrith, England |
| Occupation | sex therapist, writer, editor, author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genres | Sex therapy |
| Notable award(s) | Centenary Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Dennis Minogue Warren Scott |
| Children | Jesse Taylor Cameron |
Bettina Arndt (born 1 August 1949) is an Australian sex therapist, journalist and clinical psychologist.
Biography
She was born in in Penrith, England to Heinz Arndt (b. 1915 - d. 6 May 2002) and Ruth (née Strohsahl) (b.20 March 1915 - d. 20 March 2001), the youngest of three children (brothers Christopher and Nicholas).
In 1971 after completing her Bachelor of Science at Australian National University, she moved to Sydney where she trained as a clinical psychologist specialising in sexual therapy. In 1973 she completed her Master of Psychology at the University of New South Wales.
Arndt came to prominence in the 1970s by editing Forum, an Australian adult sex education magazine, which led to frequent radio and television appearances.She was appointed Editor in 1974 and remained in the position until July 1982. Her work in sex education also involved post-graduate courses, seminars and lectures for groups including doctors and other professionals. Following the death of her husband and business partner, Dennis Minogue in 1981, Forum magazine closed. Arndt moved on to writing about broader social issues for newspapers including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. During this period Bettina also had her own radio program on 2GB and regular radio segments in major cities all over Australia.
In 1986, Bettina married American lawyer Warren Scott[1] and moved to New York City. She lived in Manhattan for five years and whilst living in the States, she wrote a highly successful weekly newspaper column which was syndicated through The Age in Melbourne (and published in Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane). She had two books published featuring collections of her writings, Private Lives (1985) and All About Us (1989). In August l991, Bettina returned with her family to live in Australia. In 2009 she published her book The Sex Diaries which became an international best-seller. This was based on the diaries of 98 couples talking about how they negotiate sex and deal with mismatched desire. She followed this up with another diary project, looking at male sexuality, which lead to her latest book, "What Men Want", published September 1, 2010.
In June 2010, she caused a minor controversy when she aired her views that the newly appointed Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was potentially a poor role model, as Gillard was not married and living in a defacto relationship.[2][3]
Arndt has served on a number of committees advising the Australian government on policy matters, including the Family Law Pathways Advisory Group, the National Advisory Committee on Ageing, the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Review Team and the Child Support Review Reference Group.
Chapter 2 of Private Lives contains this apothegm:
- Women hope men will change after marriage but they don’t; men hope women won’t change but they do.
Bibliography
- Bettina Arndt (1982) The Bettina Arndt Guide To Lovemaking. Woollahra, NSW: Tinmin Publications P/L in association with Murray Publishers, ISBN unknown
- Bettina Arndt (1986) Private Lives. Ringwood, Vic: Penguin ISBN 0-14-008850-4
- Bettina Arndt (1989) All About Us. Ringwood, Vic: Penguin ISBN 0-14-012857-3
- Bettina Arndt (1995) Taking Sides: Men, Women and the shifting Social Agenda. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House ISBN 0-09-183058-3
- Bettina Arndt, Peter Coleman, Peter Drake, Selwyn Cornish (2007) Arndt's Story: The Life of an Australian Economist. Asia Pacific Press ISBN 0731538102
- Bettina Arndt (2009) The Sex Diaries: Why Women go off Sex and other Bedroom Battles Carlton, Vic: Melbourne University Press ISBN 9780522855555
External links
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References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ "Bettin M. Arndt marries a Lawyer". New York Times. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ↑ Arndt, Bettina (29 June 2010). "Shacking up is hard to do:Why Gillard may be leery of the Lodge". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ↑ Collins, Sarah-Jane (29 June 2010). "Judge Julia on her policies not her home life". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
