Women and Girls

Black Women, the Forgotten Survivors of Sexual Violence

This article is part of our blog series on Violence Against Women and Girls by the APA Committee on Women in Psychology. By Jameta Nicole...

Beyond the Headlines: Preventing and Addressing Violence Against Transgender Women

By Julie M. Koch, PhD (Oklahoma State University) & Chloe Goldbach (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) In 2019, we have not gone...

Layers and Layers of Grief upon Grief: The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

By Iva GreyWolf, PhD, and Charlotte McCloskey, PhD As Native American psychologists, we appreciate the opportunity to share little known...

How Psychologists and Peer Mentors Can Work Together to Fight Human Trafficking in the United States

By Paola M. Contreras, PsyD (Asst. Professor, William James College) and Diya Kallivayalil, PhD (Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical...

Why Sexualized Halloween Costumes Are Scarier Than You Think

By Isabelle Orozco (APA Women’s Programs Office) Every year many children and adults creatively plan out their costumes for the one night...

How Science and Socioeconomics Impacts a Mother’s “Choice” to Breastfeed

By Lauren Montgomery, MA (Program Coordinator, APA Office on Socioeconomic Status) I did whatever I thought would provide the best start...

Stop the Abuse: Why We Can’t Neglect Women with Disabilities When We Talk about Interpersonal

This is the second in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by...

What Can We Do to Combat the Maternal Mortality Crisis Affecting Black Women in America?

By Chelsea Crittle, MS (2018 SPSSI Dalmas Taylor Fellow) According to the latest research from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Hit, Hurt, and Distressed: How Violence and Trauma Put Women at Risk of Incarceration

This is the first in a series of blog posts on the issue of violence against women and girls. The blog series is brought to you by the...