Untold Lives: the First Generation of American Women Psychologists

Scarborough, Elizabeth; Furumoto, Laurel

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“…As Scarborough and Furumoto (1987) note, the movement into applied work by women of the second generation (in the 1920s and 30s) led to a basic gender division where men were more likely to be in basic experimental and theoretical work (see also Napoli, 1981). Furthermore, even in areas where women were in the majority, it was more likely to be a man who held the more important (academic) positions of the subfield (Scarborough & Furumoto, 1987).…”

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“The disadvantaged psychological scene”: Educational experiences of women in early Canadian psychology.

Keates

Stam

2009

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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This article discusses three distinct patterns that characterise the educational experiences of prominent women psychologists who obtained their PhDs in Canada prior to the 1950s. First, these women obtained their PhDs in psychology in Central Canadian universities versus universities in Western or Eastern Canada. Second, these women made a later entrance into the field of psychology compared with the early prominent women psychologists in the United States. Finally, most of the prominent women in early Canadian psychology did not encounter barriers to attaining their PhDs. This article provides a necessary first step toward constructing a more complete history of women in early Canadian psychology.Understanding the place of women in psychology has become an enduring feature of current historiographies of psychology (e.g., Scarborough & Furomoto, 1987). Women, who were the invisible "other" in the early years of the discipline, are now recovered in recent histories and enshrined alongside their better-known male counterparts as cofounders of psychology. In contemporary psychology, women now find themselves the subject of an entirely different discourse, the "feminization of psychology," with subtle voices worrying about what the absence of men might mean for the "status" or "prestige" of the discipline. By their presence as well as their absence, women figure as a "problem" to be solved. Hence, histories of women in psychology, beyond restoring a semblance of honesty to the early record, also provide insight into psychology's historical struggle with gender. To date, however, research on the history of women in psychology has primarily focused on women in early American psychology.

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“The disadvantaged psychological scene”: Educational experiences of women in early Canadian psychology.

Keates

Stam

2009

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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“…However, there may be more complex patterns in biographical work: for example, a first generation may be subject to much biographical writing since they are the founders, which may then leave less central precursors, and perhaps the second generation of followers, not adequately treated autobiographically/biographically (see Scarborough and Furumoto, 1989). However, there may be more complex patterns in biographical work: for example, a first generation may be subject to much biographical writing since they are the founders, which may then leave less central precursors, and perhaps the second generation of followers, not adequately treated autobiographically/biographically (see Scarborough and Furumoto, 1989).…”

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Discipline-Building in the Social Sciences: Collective Memory, Biography and Autobiography

Crothers

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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“…Those women, considered the first generation of female psychologists in the United States, have already been well described. For example, Scarborough and Furumoto (1987) listed 25 women identified as psychologists in the United States documented on two different lists dated in 1906. However, at that time in Japan, no women psychologists were found yet.…”

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Takasuna

2007

Integr. psych. behav.

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It is now clear that women doctors will soon make up the majority of the medical workforce. Research shows that women often prefer part time and flexible working, and are inclined to favour some specialist fields over others. Although these facts are widely known, as yet it appears that little account has been taken of their economic and organisational consequences. All doctors require sound careers advice, but women doctors reported that this is often poor or inconsistent. Women's preference for flexible working at certain stages of their careers could be a major advantage in health service planning; models need to be developed that recognise women's willingness to work in new ways. Although women are under-represented in positions of national leadership, there is no evidence to suggest that they are disadvantaged in their endeavours, or unwilling to deliver the commitment necessary. However, they may need timely advice and encouragement to reach their full potential. KEY WORDS: education, training, women, workforce Five recent reports on women and medicine have highlighted the need to take a critical look at the implications of the increasing numbers of women taking up medicine, and the opportunities and choices they have once qualified. 1-5 Women doctors will soon be the majority, and whatever the factors are that determine their choices, research conducted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) shows that women prefer part-time and flexible working particularly in the early years following qualification 1 ; that women who always work full time have very similar career trajectories to men 6 ; that women prefer to train in some specialist fields more than in others (including general practice); and that, by and large, they feature less prominently in what the medical profession regards as 'leadership' positions-certainly in numbers lower than their representation in the medical workforce would suggest was equitable. In the context of this paper, 'leadership' denotes duties and responsibilities additional to those normally associated with consultant or principal in general practice posts. For example, officer positions in faculties and royal colleges; medical directors or chief executives in trusts and primary care trusts; senior management positions in universities and research institutions, etc. These factors will have considerable impact on the way medicine is planned and delivered for the next few decades. In November 2009, the RCP brought together the authors and researchers involved in the production of the five previously mentioned reports, 1-5 together with others with an interest in the topic to establish consensus on the key issues, and to reach conclusions on how these might be addressed. The five reports cited have all made recommendations in relation to women and their roles in the medical profession, but there remains a concern that not enough has changed, and that it is essential to take account of the increasing female share of the profession when planning the future workforce. The seminar was...

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Untold Lives: the First Generation of American Women Psychologists

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“The disadvantaged psychological scene”: Educational experiences of women in early Canadian psychology.

“The disadvantaged psychological scene”: Educational experiences of women in early Canadian psychology.

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