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Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour

HechtRibas — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:33:18 +0000

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour is a great book for parents, teachers and mentors of teenage girls. By breaking down the adolescent experience into seven distinct transitions, Dr. Damour helps readers identify the pressures of growing up, and more importantly, encourages us to understand the changes a teenage girl goes through in such detail. This book is full of practical advice, thought-provoking stories, and valuable insight on helping teenage girls deal with the pressures and expectations put upon them by society, peers and parents. It offers guidance on how to re-evaluate the traditional approach to parenting, encourages parents to become true allies of their daughters, and helps create open dialogues where parents are more accepting of their child’s individual differences and uniqueness. All in all, Untangled is a wonderful book that offers insight and support in a very challenging area of teenage development.

10 Women Who Changed Psychology A Closer Look at Women in Psychology By Kendra Cherry

Amy Hecht — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:34:17 +0000

Psychology has long placed an emphasis on the contributions of male psychologists such as Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner, John B. Watson, and other thinkers.

Unfortunately, the important contributions of female psychologists are often overlooked in psychology textbooks. There were many women in psychology, however, who made critical contributions and helped shape the development of the field of psychology.
Where Are All the Women in Psychology History?
While studying the early history of psychology, you might find yourself wondering if all the early psychologists were men.

The dominance of male thinkers on lists of important pioneers in early psychology certainly makes it seem that way, but the reality is that women have been contributing to psychology since its earliest days. Estimates suggest that in the early 1900s, roughly 12% of psychologists in the United States were women.1

However, many of these pioneering women in psychology faced considerable discrimination, obstacles, and difficulties. Many were not allowed to study with men, were denied degrees they had rightfully earned, or found it difficult to secure academic positions that would allow them to research and publish.

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International Women’s Day

Amy Hecht — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:41:34 +0000

“If Walter Lippmann is correct in that we are “captive to the images in our heads.” What are the images of motherhood and work that hold women of color captive? What are the images of who works for white women that holds white women captive? We all need to break free and create new images for any of this to work.” ~ KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS

On this International Women’s Day it is a perfect moment to consider how the racisms inherent in the struggle for gender equality have benefited white women at the expense of women of color. Rethinking Work-Life Balance for Women of Color And how white women got it in the first place.