Women Psychologists: Psychologists? Militants?

Nelson, Constance B.; Jacobs, Eleanor A.; Fehrenbach, Alice

doi:10.1037/e465412008-318

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“…The zeitgeist in America was changing, and women were demanding the opportunity to compete equally with men. Several APA symposia on women, particularly in the world of work, were held (e.g., Nelson, 1963;Nelson & Sexton, 1970), and they called for reform. Finally, within the APA some recognition began to be given to women.…”

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Women and the American Psychological Association

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Sexton²

1991

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Women have been active in the American Psychological Association (APA) almost from the beginning. In general, however, they did not attain high‐level office, editorships, and significant committee posts at the same level as their male counterparts. During one 51‐year period, for example, no women were elected to the APA presidency. Despite protests, little changed. Finally, in the 1970s, the climate in the APA shifted. The Committee on Women in Psychology was formed, as was the APA Division of the Psychology of Women. From then on, women's issues have remained an important concern of the association.

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Section: Postwar Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%