Who is Colette Dowling from Necessary Losses and what is their importance?

Colette Dowling is the author of the Cinderella Complex. Dowling's work is mentioned by Judith Viorst because it supports her idea that women have more of a tendency toward dependence than men, and that the world teaches women they need protection. Although women are participating more in the workplace, Viorst feels we need to "consider that the source of female dependence may run deeper than the customs of early child care. We also need to remember that dependence isn't always a dirty word."