Looking forward, looking back: Women in psychology.

The articles in this Special Issue were prompted by and originated in the 1999 workshop of the Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP). Entitled "The Past and Future of the Section on Women and Psychology," the workshop was held at the 60th Annual Canadian Psychology Convention. Jeanne Marecek's article provides a broader perspective on past and present developments in feminist epistemology, with a central focus on the deconstruction of gender and its inquiry. Sandra Pyke reviews the inception of feminist psychology in Canada and the influential events that shaped it. Boatswain, Brown, Fiksenbaum, Goldstein, Greenglass, Nadler and Pyke evaluate indicators of change, including the status of women in the discipline, courses in psychology of women, and research dealing with feminist areas of concern. Cannie Stark focuses on the continuing and future difficulties in the realization of the goals of feminist psychology. Finally, Maria Gurevich reconsiders some of the structural barriers to an enhanced standing of women and feminist psychology within the discipline, reflecting on SWAP's continuing role in this regard. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)