Women's Psych-E Newsletter
March 2011
Other News
- Mary Whiton Calkins, APA’s first woman president
After being rejected for a degree from Harvard, Calkins continued to work and strive for equality - Georgene Seward, PhD
Seward was a researcher devoted to issues critical to women, and an early advocate of women seeking mental health treatment from female therapists - Senior Director of Women’s Programs attends 55th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Eliminating all barriers to women’s and girls’ access and full participation in every aspect of science and technology will further the potential of each country to meet its international commitments to women’s rights - Gender differences in exercise
Obesity levels are at an all-time high among men, women and children in the United States
By Jennifer Wider - Teen dating violence
A briefing on Capitol Hill promised initiatives for communities, schools and parents to address teen dating violence and the federal policy implications of the work from the field - Save the dates
Upcoming conventions, conferences, meetings and APA Convention sessions - Calls for papers or proposals
