Division 35 of the American Psychological Association Co-sponsors Cognella Title, Women Leading Change in Academia

Strategic partnership supports book that addresses challenges and biases women face in the academy 

San Diego, CA – July 20, 2020 – Women Leading Change in Academia: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Cliff, and Slipper edited by Callie Rennison, Ph.D. and Amy Bonomi, Ph.D., M.P.H., has received co-sponsorship from Division 35 of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Women Leading Change in Academia is a ground-breaking collection that convenes the perspectives of diverse women academic leaders who discuss their rise to key leadership positions and effective change-making in higher education, despite underlying structural barriers and biases that disadvantage women.

Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women is an organizational base for all feminists, of all genders and of all national origins, who are interested in teaching, research, or practice in the psychology of womxn.

“I am incredibly pleased to have the endorsement of the APA’s Division 35 for Women Leading Change in Academia,” said Dr. Rennison. “Support from this division speaks to the power of the material of the book, the voices of the women who contributed to it, and the experiences of the women they write about.”

“The division champions the publication of feminist scholarship,” said Margaret Signorella, Division 35 Publications Committee Co-chair. “We also have active mentorship programs to develop the next generations of feminist leaders. This book will support those efforts.”

Learn more about Women Leading Change in Academia: https://titles.cognella.com/women-leading-change-in-academia-9781516548255

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About Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women

Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women provides an organizational base for all feminists, women and men of all national origins, who are interested in teaching, research, or practice in the psychology of women. The division recognizes a diversity of women’s experiences which result from a variety of factors, including ethnicity, culture, language, socioeconomic status, age, and sexual orientation.

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