Personal and Political Sides of Undergraduate Women's Feminist Identification

When Declaring “I am a Feminist” Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

“…Finally, the effects of self-labeling appear confined to a collective level of analysis, not extending to well-being (at the individual level) nor to egalitarian attitudes (at the interpersonal level). Rather, it is feminist beliefs independent of labeling that seem to make these other linkages, a point that is more fully explored elsewhere (Yoder et al 2009). Consistent with prior research (Nelson et al 2008;Zucker 2004), a yes/no operationalization of being feminist predicts reported activism in our study, both strengthening this conclusion and also underscoring the importance of this specific approach to measuring being feminist.…”

Are Gender Differences in Self-Reported Rumination Explained by Women’s Stereotyping?

“…Research shows that an effective antidote to stereotype acceptance is, somewhat paradoxically, being educated about stereotyping (Carter et al 2006), suggesting that education about stereotypes may prove fruitful for some clients. Other research establishes that women's adoption of benevolently sexist attitudes can result from perceptions of a hostile climate toward women (Fischer 2006), arguing for the feminist empowerment of women as a contributor to women's well being (Yoder et al 2009). …”

Editorial: A Feminist Journal at the Cutting Edge of a Psychology for Women

“…Ultimately, though, I know that my role as editor requires decision making, and throughout the decision making process for each manuscript, I turn to my own research and to the "women" part of the psychology of women to establish what I define as feminist. My colleagues and I just completed a study with 215 undergraduate women designed to explore the common ground among five different measures of feminist identification (Yoder, Tobias, & Snell, 2009). Regressing out the unique contributions of each measure, we identified a core area of overlap across measures that we designated "core feminism."…”

“…Ultimately, though, I know that my role as editor requires decision making, and throughout the decision making process for each manuscript, I turn to my own research and to the “women” part of the psychology of women to establish what I define as feminist. My colleagues and I just completed a study with 215 undergraduate women designed to explore the common ground among five different measures of feminist identification (Yoder, Tobias, & Snell, 2009). Regressing out the unique contributions of each measure, we identified a core area of overlap across measures that we designated “core feminism.” We further demonstrated that this core feminism correlated with students' sense of justice entitlement (that women collectively deserve to be treated fairly) and personal empowerment (i.e., helping each woman “to become more independent and assertive about attaining her goals and achieving change and psychological growth”; Wyche & Rice, 1997, p. 60).…”