The Future of Women in Psychological Science.
June GruberJane MendleKristen A LindquistToni SchmaderLee Anna ClarkEliza Bliss-MoreauModupe AkinolaLauren AtlasDeanna M BarchLisa Feldman BarrettJessica L BorelliTiffany N BrannonSilvia A BungeBelinda CamposJessica CantlonRona CarterAdrienne R Carter-SowellSerena ChenMichelle G CraskeAmy J C CuddyAlia CrumLila DavachiAngela L DuckworthSunny J DutraNaomi I EisenbergerMelissa FergusonBrett Q FordBarbara L FredricksonSherryl H GoodmanAlison GopnikValerie Purdie GreenawayKate L HarknessMikki HeblWendy HellerJill HooleyLily JampolSheri L JohnsonJutta JoormannKatherine D KinzlerHedy KoberAnn M KringElizabeth Levy PaluckTania LombrozoStella F LourencoKateri McRaeJoan K MoninJudith T MoskowitzMisaki N NatsuakiGabriele OettingenJennifer H PfeiferNicole PrauseDarby SaxbePamela K SmithBarbara A SpellmanVirginia SturmBethany A TeachmanRenee J ThompsonLauren M WeinstockLisa A WilliamsPublished in: Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science (2020)
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.