She majored in Latin American History at the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a master's degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She has been featured in elite publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Harper's Bazaar. Burkett was also a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism for 13 years. She has a high level of education and is an elite journalist. Burkett believes passionately in feminism and the power of women. Many writers agree with what Burkett lays out in his “What Makes a Woman?” item. Jaclyn Friedman “finds much of the nature versus nurture argument about trans-ness to be a snooze, for reasons Burkett herself articulates in the essay” (Friedman). Barbara Cohn Schlachet thought Burkett's article was “brilliant” and feels the same way about the social constructs of transgender people (Schlachet). Dana Beyer, however, disagrees with Elinor Burkett and believes she “knows nothing” about the experience of being a woman “pre- and post-transition” (Beyer). Elinor Burkett is very honest about her feelings about the transgender movement. He lays out current events and tells readers how he feels about them. Burkett is a straightforward writer and does not alleviate the position on nature versus nurture