“The expectation was always that I was also going to be a strong woman”: Exploring the experiences of Latina feminists in psychology.

Abstract

Nine self-identified Latina psychologists were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods (Hill, 2012;Hill et al., 1997Hill et al., , 2005 to investigate how they define and understand their feminist identities. Data analysis from nine interviews yielded four domains that reveal how Latina feminist psychologists capture and conceptualize the meaning of their feminist identities. Implications are discussed, limitations are highlighted, and directions for future research are presented. Public Significance StatementQualitative findings suggest that the experiences of Latina-identified feminist psychologists are varied and diverse. While all participants identified as Latina feminist psychologists, each defined feminism differently yet all spoke to gender identity, mentorship, and family as being influential in their feminist identity development.