Committees

The primary goal of this committee is to create and sustain networks of feminist academic psychologists that can prepare, promote and support each other professionally by discussing ideas and developing collaborations. Learn more about this work on the Academic Feminist Committee page.

The Div. 35 Adolescent Girls Committee offers a regular series of free audio podcasts, researched and recorded by noted psychologists, on various topics related to adolescent girls.

Campus and student representatives promote the philosophy and mission of Div. 35 on their respective campuses through programming efforts. Learn more about their efforts on the Campus Representatives page and the Student Representative page.

The Div. 35 Committee on Early Career Professionals was established to help support early career psychologists in their transition from graduate school to their careers.  The activities of the committee focus on that overall goal through engaging early career psychologists (ECPs) in Div. 35, representing their needs in division meetings, providing resources for them through APA programming, exploring their concerns through the “Figure it Out Loud” column in the Feminist Psychologist , cultivating them as leaders in the division and developing networking opportunities.  If you are interested in becoming involved, you can attend Div. 35 ECP events at the annual APA convention or help with our ECP newsletter by asking a question or providing your perspective in response to a question.  The future vision for the committee includes building on these current opportunities and creating even more changes for ECPs to become involved in Div. 35.  Some of these activities include continuing yearly APA programming, including social hours, discussion hours, and ECP-related symposia; expanding the ECP Committee to engage ECPs in leadership and service opportunities; increasing the Div. 35 ECP Committee's online presence; developing a mentorship match system; and conducting a needs assessment of Div. 35 ECP members.

The primary task of the Div. 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) Fellows Committee is to process applications for fellow status.

We invite you to learn more about the work of the committee, about the distinction of fellow and about how to apply to become a Div. 35 fellow on the Fellows Committee page. We also encourage you to review our list of current fellows.

This committee is devoted to documenting the role of women in the history of psychology and promoting feminist approaches to writing, teaching, and understanding psychology and psychology's history.

We invite you to explore the History section of our website to learn about important feminist contributions to psychology.

This committee was developed to assess the needs of mothers in training, early career, and other professional stages in psychology as well as to put in place these supports to mothers in the field of psychology.

Resources:

• Parental Leave Resource and Climate Guide for Students and Psychologists (PDF, 426KB)
• Feminist Motherhood Column Archives of The Feminist Psychologist
• FemPsychMoms email list
• APPIC Guidelines for Parental Leave during Internship and Postdoctoral Training (PDF, 480KB)
• Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination
• National Postdoctoral Association Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave
• Tips for Negotiating a Maternity Leave
• Parental Leave in Academia
• Psychotherapists and Pregnancy Self-Care
• Families in Psychology Project

The mission of the Committee on Reproductive Issues is to promote feminist research, applications, public policy, education, and professional training aimed at fostering the health and psychological well-being of women in areas related to reproduction and sexuality. Such areas include, but are not limited to, unintended pregnancy, abortion and methods of contraception, sexual health, infertility, menopause and access to reproductive health services.  

The Committee on Technology manages all technology-related aspects of the division, including the division's web presences (blogs, section websites, online newsletters), social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) and digital resources (Zoom, G-Suite). Through technological means, we hope to promote the mission of the division as well as increase public and member engagement.