The Future of Women in Psychological Science

Authors

• June Gruber, University of Colorado, BoulderFollow
• Jane Mendle, Cornell University
• Kristen A. Lindquist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Toni Schmader, University of British Columbia
• Lee Anna Clark, University of Notre Dame
• Eliza Bliss-Moreau, University of California, Davis
• Modupe Akinola, Columbia University
• Lauren Atlas, National Institutes of Health
• Deanna M. Barch, Washington University in St. Louis
• Lisa Feldman Barrett, Northeastern University
• Jessica L. Borelli, University of California, Irvine
• Tiffany N. Brannon, University of California, Los Angeles
• Silvia A. Bunge, University of California - Berkeley
• Belinda Campos, University of California, Irvine
• Jessica Cantlon, Carnegie Mellon University
• Rona Carter, University of Michigan
• Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell, Texas A&M University
• Serena Chen, University of California - Berkeley
• Michelle G. Craske, University of California, Los Angeles
• Amy J. C. Cuddy, Harvard Business School
• Alia Crum, Stanford University
• Lila Davachi, Columbia University
• Angela L. Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania
• Sunny J. Dutra, William James College
• Naomi I. Eisenberger, University of California - Berkeley
• Melissa Ferguson, Cornell University
• Brett Q. Ford, University of Toronto
• Barbara L. Fredrickson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Sherryl H. Goodman, Emory University
• Alison Gopnik, University of California - Berkeley
• Valerie Purdie Greenaway, Columbia University
• Kate L. Harkness, Queen’s University
• Mikki Hebl, Rice University
• Wendy Heller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Jill Hooley, Harvard University
• Lily Jampol, Humu, Inc.
• Sheri L. Johnson, University of California - Berkeley
• Jutta Joormann, Yale University
• Katherine D. Kinzler, Cornell University
• Hedy Kober, William James College
• Ann M. Kring, University of California - Berkeley
• Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Princeton University
• Tania Lombrozo, Princeton University
• Stella F. Lourenco, Emory University
• Kateri McRae, University of DenverFollow
• Joan K. Monin, Yale School of Public Health
• Judith T. Moskowitz, Northwestern University
• Misaki N. Natsuaki, University of California, Riverside
• Gabriele Oettingen, New York University
• Jennifer H. Pfeifer, University of Oregon
• Nicole Prause, Liberos, LLC
• Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California
• Pamela K. Smith, University of California - San Diego
• Barbara A. Spellman, University of Virginia
• Virginia Sturm, University of California, San Francisco
• Bethany A. Teachman, University of Virginia
• Renee J. Thompson, Washington University in St. Louis
• Lauren M. Weinstock, Brown University
• Lisa A. Williams, University of New South Wales

Publication Date

5-2021

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology

Keywords

Women, Gender, Gender roles, Bias, Psychology, Science

Abstract

There has been extensive discussion about gender gaps in representation and career advancement in the sciences. However, psychological science itself has yet to be the focus of discussion or systematic review, despite our field’s investment in questions of equity, status, well-being, gender bias, and gender disparities. In the present article, we consider 10 topics relevant for women’s career advancement in psychological science. We focus on issues that have been the subject of empirical study, discuss relevant evidence within and outside of psychological science, and draw on established psychological theory and social-science research to begin to chart a path forward. We hope that better understanding of these issues within the field will shed light on areas of existing gender gaps in the discipline and areas where positive change has happened, and spark conversation within our field about how to create lasting change to mitigate remaining gender differences in psychological science.

Copyright Date

9-9-2020

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

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Rights Holder

June Gruber, Jane Mendle, Kristen A. Lindquist, Toni Schmader, Lee Anna Clark, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Modupe Akinola, Lauren Atlas, Deanna M. Barch, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Jessica L. Borelli, Tiffany N. Brannon, Silvia A. Bunge, Belinda Campos, Jessica Cantlon, Rona Carter, Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell, Serena Chen, Michelle G. Craske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Alia Crum, Lila Davachi, Angela L. Duckworth, Sunny J. Dutra, Naomi I. Eisenberger, Melissa Ferguson, Brett Q. Ford, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Sherryl H. Goodman, Alison Gopnik, Valerie Purdie Greenaway, Kate L. Harkness, Mikki Hebl, Wendy Heller, Jill Hooley, Lily Jampol, Sheri L. Johnson, Jutta Joormann, Katherine D. Kinzler, Hedy Kober, Ann M. Kring, Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Tania Lombrozo, Stella F. Lourenco, Kateri McRae, Joan K. Monin, Judith T. Moskowitz, Misaki N. Natsuaki, Gabriele Oettingen, Jennifer H. Pfeifer, Nicole Prause, Darby Saxbe, Pamela K. Smith, Barbara A. Spellman, Virginia Sturm, Bethany A. Teachman, Renee J. Thompson, Lauren M. Weinstock, and Lisa A. Williams

Provenance

Received from author

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Language

English (eng)

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34 pgs

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Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the authors. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This article was originally published as:

Gruber, J., Mendle, J., Lindquist, K. A., Schmader, T., Clark, L. A., Bliss-Moreau, E., … Williams, L. A. (2021). The future of women in psychological science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(3), 483-516. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620952789

Publication Title

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volume

16(3)

First Page

483

Last Page

516

ISSN

1745-6924

PubMed ID

32901575

Recommended Citation

Gruber, June; Mendle, Jane; Lindquist, Kristen A.; Schmader, Toni; Clark, Lee Anna; Bliss-Moreau, Eliza; Akinola, Modupe; Atlas, Lauren; Barch, Deanna M.; Barrett, Lisa Feldman; Borelli, Jessica L.; Brannon, Tiffany N.; Bunge, Silvia A.; Campos, Belinda; Cantlon, Jessica; Carter, Rona; Carter-Sowell, Adrienne R.; Chen, Serena; Craske, Michelle G.; Cuddy, Amy J. C.; Crum, Alia; Davachi, Lila; Duckworth, Angela L.; Dutra, Sunny J.; Eisenberger, Naomi I.; Ferguson, Melissa; Ford, Brett Q.; Fredrickson, Barbara L.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Gopnik, Alison; Greenaway, Valerie Purdie; Harkness, Kate L.; Hebl, Mikki; Heller, Wendy; Hooley, Jill; Jampol, Lily; Johnson, Sheri L.; Joormann, Jutta; Kinzler, Katherine D.; Kober, Hedy; Kring, Ann M.; Paluck, Elizabeth Levy; Lombrozo, Tania; Lourenco, Stella F.; McRae, Kateri; Monin, Joan K.; Moskowitz, Judith T.; Natsuaki, Misaki N.; Oettingen, Gabriele; Pfeifer, Jennifer H.; Prause, Nicole; Saxbe, Darby; Smith, Pamela K.; Spellman, Barbara A.; Sturm, Virginia; Teachman, Bethany A.; Thompson, Renee J.; Weinstock, Lauren M.; and Williams, Lisa A., "The Future of Women in Psychological Science" (2021). Psychology: Faculty Scholarship. 202.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/psychology_faculty/202 https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620952789

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620952789