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Publication and Resources
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CWP Two Decades of Change 1973-1993
 Publication of this Committee on Women in Psychology Anniversary Report was made possible by the generouscontributions of time, memories, and photographs bycurrent and former members and friends of the Committee.
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Directory of Selected Scholarship, Fellowship, and Other Financial Aid Opportunities for Women and Ethnic Minorities in Psychology and Related Fields
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52 Resolutions and Motions Regarding the Status of Women in Psychology: Chronicling 30 Years of Passion and Progress. (2004).
 This document outlines actions of APA’s Council of Representatives over the past 30 years in response to the issues raised in the historic 52 demands relating to resolutions that dealt with employment, education, child and healthcare facilities, psychological theories and practice, conventions, equity in decision making, and the general status of women. Read morePDF
If Sex Enters Into the Psychotherapy Relationship. (1989).
A reprint of an article originally published by the Committee on Women in Psychology to help patients understand the impact of sex with their psychotherapist and provide information on resources available should such a relationship occur. Read more
Making 'Welfare To Work' Really Work. (1998).
This is a report of the Division 35 Task Force on Women, Poverty, and Public Assistance providing information on key areas of welfare reform that should be addressed, sympathetically interpreted, or amended in the legislation current at that time in order to ensure the long-term goal of self-sufficiency for women on public assistance. Read more
Research Agenda for Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health. (1996).
This report outlines research priorities pertaining to specific diseases and health practices that significantly affect women. Read more
Report of the Task Force on the Changing Gender Composition of Psychology. (1995).
 This report describes a study that assessed the significance and implications of the increase in the number of women entering the discipline of psychology over two decades.
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Summit on Women and Depression: Proceedings and Recommendations. (2002)
 This report outlines the proceedings and recommendations resulting from the 2000 Summit, which brought together more than 35 internationally renowned experts from a variety of disciplines to provide a state-of-the-art review of research findings on women and depression, make recommendations on how these findings can be reflected in health policy and incorporated into practice, and generate a targeted research agenda on women and depression. Read morePDF
Women in Academe: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. (2000). This publication considers the characteristics, roles and status of women psychologists working in academic settings and documents the continued need for improvement in women's standing in academic institutions. To read more click here
Women Psychologists in Academe; Mixed Progress, Unwarranted Complacency. (2001).
This American Psychologist article summarizes and updates the report of the Task Force on the Status of Women in Academe (APA Task Force on Women in Academe, 2000), a group established by the APA Council of Representatives "to delineate and evaluate issues associated with recruitment, retention, and progress of women psychologists throughout their careers in academe."
Women in the American Psychological Association. (2003). This report examines the number of women in APA, their distribution across the subfields of psychology, and their representation in the APA. Read more
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