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United Nations Development Programme. (2023). Gender equality as a predictor of mental health and well-being. Summary This report synthesizes global data showing that societies with greater gender equality tend to have better mental health outcomes for women. It discusses the mechanisms through which gender norms, discrimination, and policy environments affectContinue Reading

Medical News Today. (2023). What are the psychological effects of gender inequality? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/psychological-effects-of-gender-inequality Summary This article reviews recent research on the psychological impact of gender inequality on women and marginalized genders. It outlines increased risks for anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic stress, and eating disorders among women, attributing these outcomes toContinue Reading

American Psychological Association. (2023). Resolution supporting girls’ and women’s human rights. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/girls-women-human-rights Abstract This resolution focuses on the human rights violations that are systemically perpetrated against girls and women, consistent with the 2023 United Nation’s (UN) report Progress on the sustainable development goals and with Amnesty International’s (2024) Women’s rights.Continue Reading

Amering M. (2021). Mental health and human rights of women. European Psychiatry, 64(Suppl 1), S45–S46. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.150  Abstract Introduction: Mental health stigma and discrimination interact with gender inequality and the discrimination of women and girls to their mental health detriment. Objectives: Present and discuss the challenges and opportunities of a human rights based approachContinue Reading

Barnes, A. (2005). The handbook of women, psychology, and the law. John Wiley & Sons. Summary The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law is a groundbreaking book that presents legal and psychological perspectives on how society has responded to the most vital (and often controversial) contemporary women’s issues. TheContinue Reading

Grabe, S. (Ed.). (2018). Women’s human rights: A social psychological perspective on resistance, liberation, and justice. Oxford University Press. Abstract At a United Nations conference in 1995, nearly 200 countries adopted the Beijing Platform for Action, an international agenda for women’s equality and a major statement of treating women’s rights asContinue Reading

Grabe, S. (2016). Transnational feminism in psychology: Moving beyond difference to investigate processes of power at the intersection of the global and local. In T.-A. Roberts, N. Curtin, L. E. Duncan, & L. M. Cortina (Eds.), Feminist perspectives on building a better psychological science of gender (pp. 295–318). Springer International Publishing/Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32141-7_17Continue Reading

Lykes M., B.  (2000). Possible Contributions of a Psychology of Liberation: Whither Health and Human Rights? Journal of Health Psychology, 5(3), 383-397. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910530000500312 Abstract This article explores the possible contributions of a psychology of liberation for the practice of health psychology. It explores alternative psychological ‘practices’, for example participatory actionContinue Reading

Chrisler, J. C., & McHugh, M. C. (2011). Waves of feminist psychology in the United States: Politics and perspectives. In A. Rutherford, R. Capdevila, V. Undurti, & I. Palmary (Eds.), Handbook of international feminisms: Perspectives on psychology, women, culture, and rights (pp. 37–58). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9869-9_3 Abstract Traces of whatContinue Reading