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

Colette Dowling was author of the Cinderella Complex, which 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 that 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."