SUSAN SHAPIRO BARASH is an established writer of nonfiction women s issue books and has written more than a dozen books, including "The Nine Phases of Marriage"; "Toxic Friends"; "Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets" and "Tripping the Prom Queen". She teaches gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College. A well-recognized gender expert, she is frequently sought out by newspapers, televisions shows, and radio programs to comment on women s issues. She also blogs for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. She lives in New York City.