Name of division

Total members
(and percentage of women)

Number of women on executive committee (and percentage)

Number of women presidents in last 10 years

Ways in which divisions address women’s issues/gender equity

Number of women currently chairing permanent committees (and percentage)

3,188
(33.5%)

5
(33.3%)

3

Did not answer

0

Division 2. Teaching of Psychology

1,992
(36.3%)

6
(42.9%)

6

There is no concern

4
(50%)

Division 5. Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics

1,552
(28.9%)

6
(35.3%)

2

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

3
(50%)

Division 6. Physiological and Comparative Psychology

569
(19.9%)

3
(30%)

4

Did not answer

0

Division 7. Developmental Psychology

1,079
(52%)

4
(36.4%)

6

Informally

5
(55.6%)

Division 8. Society for Personality and Social Psychology

2,816
(31.4%)

3
(37.5%)

4

Makes sure it is an issue

3
(100%)

Division 9. Society for the Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)

2,352
(41.2%)

16
(61.5%)

6

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces & Topic coordinator on gender equity

10
(58.8%)

Division 10. Psychology and the Arts

543
(43.1%)

2
(40%)

2

Did not answer

0

Division 12. Clinical Psychology

6,000
(35.1%)

1
(20%)

0

Division/Section

3
(38%)

Division 13. Consulting Psychology

905
(22.3%)

4
(22.2%)

1

Formal committee

1
(11.1%)

Division 16. School Psychology

2,016
(47.8%)

5
(50%)

5

Did not answer

5
(50%)

Division 17. Counseling Psychology

3,100
(38.8%)

7
(58.3%)

5

Division/
Section

4
(50%)

Division 18. Psychologists in Public Service

881
(22.9%)

3
(20%)

1

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

1
(25%)

Division 20. Adult Development and Aging

1,632
(45.6%)

15
(62.5%)

5

Ongoing concern w/ respect to research on older women

8
(80%)

Division 21. Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychologists

398
(15.6%)

4
(40%)

1

Did not answer

2
(66.7%)

Division 22. Rehabilitation Psychology

1,338
(32.2%)

5
(38.5%)

3

Grassroots recruit. & encourage increase in female participation

1
(20%)

Division 24. Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

665
(19.5%)

3
(33.3%)

1

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

0

Division 26. History of Psychology

915
(17.4%)

1
(10%)

4

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

0

Division 27. Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology

740
(31.9%)

6
(50%)

3

Formal committee

7
(33.3%)

Division 30. Psychological Hypnosis

1,523
(26%)

3
(33.3%)

1

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

0

Division 31. State and Provincial Association Affairs

409
(30.1%)

6
(46.2%)

6

Has not been a concern

2
(66.7%)

Division 32. Humanistic Psychology

667
(30.3%)

4
(40%)

2

Did not answer

NO ANSWER

Division 33. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

741
(31.8%)

2
(22.2%)

3

Ad hoc committees/ Task forces

0

Division 34. Population and Environmental Psychology

351
(35.6%)

3
(42.9%)

5

Did not answer

3
(42.9%)

Division 35. Psychology of Women

3,910
(97.8%)

35 - 40
(100%)

10

Entire division is devoted to women

26
(100%)

Division 36. Psychology of Religion

1,219
(25.8%)

4
(44.4%)

6

Formal committee

3
(37.5%)

Division 40. Clinical
Neuropsychology

3,845
(34.4%)

4
(16.7%)

1

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

0

Division 41. American Psychology-Law Society

1,911
(29.7%)

4
(40%)

1

Formal committee

0

Division 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

7,695
(36.7%)

18
(51.4%)

3

Formal committee

13
(68.4%)

Division 43. Family Psychology

2,223
(38.6%)

7
(70%)

3

Formal committee

12
(54.5%)

Division 44. Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian and Gay Issues

978
(47.8%)

5
(38.5%)

5

By-laws specify gender balance

3
(75%)

Division 48. Peace Psychology

507
(39.6%)

4
(50%)

1

Formal/
Informal committees

4
(57.1%)

Division 49. Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy

1,202
(38%)

4
(36.4%)

0

Ad hoc committees/
Task forces

2
(25%)