 Her "The Myth That Schools Shortchange Girls" analyzed the American Association of University Women's report "How Schools Shortchange Girls".Kleinfeld's analysis was first publicized at the Women's Freedom Network, received national attention and was covered by "The New York Times" and "The Wall Street Journal".She has also criticized a 1999 MIT study that supported claims made by some of the university's female professors that their male colleagues enjoyed preferential treatment despite their level of accomplishments.