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Intimate Partner Violence and the Bottom Line
By Ramani Durvasula, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status) Our memories are short, and the Ray Rice domestic violence...
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Oct 29, 20144 min read


Battling With Your Teen Over Sexy Clothes? Tips for Parents
By Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD (Professor of Psychology, Colorado College) Moms and Dads have to constantly confront issues that arise from...
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Jul 18, 20145 min read


#YesAllWomen: Going Beyond Hashtag Activism to Action
Thousands shared this image on social media using the #YesAllWomen hashtag By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Directorate Communications...
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Jun 4, 20145 min read


#BringBackOurGirls: Let’s Take Action
By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association) The world is...
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May 19, 20146 min read


When Our Sisters Are Hurting…
By Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center) Karyn Washington’s...
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May 13, 20144 min read


Women Can’t Wait Another 50 Years for Equal Pay
By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office)...
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Apr 8, 20143 min read


40 Years Strong: APA’s Committee on Women in Psychology Made History
By Joan C. Chrisler, PhD, 2013 Chair of APA’s Committee on Women in Psychology It may be hard to imagine now, but before the creation of...
donjacques
Mar 17, 20142 min read


Barbie as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model? Our Girls (and Boys) Deserve Better
By Eileen Zurbriggen, PhD (Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz) and Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD (Professor of...
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Mar 11, 20144 min read


7 Things Everyone Should Know About the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women and Girls
By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications) Women and girls living with HIV in America are mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends....
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Mar 10, 20144 min read


Girls Interrupted: Why Colleges Shouldn’t Recruit Athletes Before High School
By Suniya S. Luthar, PhD (Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University) Viewed against the backdrop of developmental...
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Feb 27, 20144 min read


3 Components of Rape Culture and What You Can Do to Fight Back
By Christin P. Bowman, MS, MA (Doctoral student in Critical Social-Personality Psychology at The Graduate Center, City University of New...
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Feb 18, 20144 min read


How to Recognize and Respond to Violence Against Women with Disabilities
By Julie Williams, PsyD, CRC, ABPP (Member, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) If you’re a woman with a disability, you’re 40% more...
donjacques
Oct 28, 20132 min read


There Are No Words: Postpartum Mood Disorders and Miriam Carey’s Death
By Walker Karraa, PhD (www.walkerkarraa.com) (APA Division of Trauma Psychology, 2014 Program Co-Chair; Perinatal Mental Health...
donjacques
Oct 15, 201310 min read


5 Social Justice-Themed Sessions We Loved at APA Convention
By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) The 2013 APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii wrapped up over the weekend. Our colleagues at the...
donjacques
Aug 7, 20132 min read


Too Sexy Too Soon: A Mother’s Battle Against the Sexualization of Girls
By Tina Wolridge (PI Communications Staff) One of the hardest responsibilities of being a parent to a 13 year old girl is explaining the...
donjacques
Jul 26, 20132 min read


Reproductive Justice is Essential to Women’s Physical and Mental Health
By Joan Chrisler, PhD (Chair, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) Decisions about whether – and when – to bear children have long-term...
donjacques
Apr 8, 20132 min read
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