AWARDS
Tangri Memorial Award
LEADERSHIP
Great Leaders Series
Each month Division 35 will highlight the accomplishments of a past leader.
NEWS
SPW Responds to Penn State
Read feminist psychologists' reactions to the Penn State scandal.
Log in to Division 35's APA Communities site to share your reactions.
2011-2012 President
President Stephanie A. Shields, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) where she coordinates the dual-title PhD in Women’s Studies and Psychology. Her presidential theme, Connections, Intersections and Coalitions: Feminist Psychology for Change, focuses on enhancing the ways SPW enables feminist psychologists to work effectively for positive social change, develop and sustain thriving networks, and make SPW strong and useful for all members. Her presidential task forces address graduate education, professional development of early and mid-career academic feminist psychologists, educating through feminist research, and gender and emotion across the lifespan.Get Involved
The Society for the Psychology of Women was established in 1973 as Division 35 of the American Psychological Association. The Society is devoted to providing an organizational base for all feminists, women and men of all national origins who are interested in teaching, research, or practice in the psychology of women. Our purpose is to promote feminist scholarship and practice, and to advocate action toward public policies that advance equality and social justice. We are a voice of feminist issues within organized psychology!
It is not necessary to be a psychologist or a member of APA to join the society. All members receive the Psychology of Women Quarterly journal and the Psychology of Women Newsletter. Check out our "help wanted" section to learn about current position openings and volunteer opportunities to help the division. Once you become a member there are many ways to get involved in the society.
Institute for Academic Feminist Psychologists
Over 40 early and mid-career academic feminist psychologists will meet for a two day conference, January 26-27, 2012, in San Antonio, TX, immediately preceding the midwinter Executive Committee meeting.
The Institute will focus on three main topics:
How to integrate a feminist approach into your research, teaching, and service
How to network with other feminist psychologists and act as a resource for each other
How to manage the three demands of academic life - scholarship, teaching, and service - and how to integrate them with personal life and self-care
Through panel presentations, workshops, and small group activities, panelists and participants will discuss these topics.
SPW Responds to the Events at Penn State
The child sexual abuse case at Penn State University has shocked and disappointed the country. Read reactions and analyses of Penn State feminist psychologists and other SPW members with expertise relevant to issues in this case, not only sexual violence, but gender and leadership, power, institutional transformation, and more.
FemPop Blog
Sponsored by the Society for the Psychology of Women, this blog uses a feminist framework to examine, critique, and respond to the popular attitudes, images, music, and other media that affect the psychological development of girls and women.