A Feminist Psychology of Women

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts from the lecture on Feminist Psychology.

Psychology of Women

A subfield of psychology that focuses on the lives and experiences of girls and women.

Feminism

A movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

Feminist Psychology

Psychological research and theory explicitly informed by feminism.

Oppression

The ways in which certain people experience degradation because of political, economic, or social realities.

Intersectionality

The ways in which different types of oppression are interconnected and therefore cannot be studied separately.

First Wave Feminism

Began in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention; focused on women’s suffrage, which happened in 1920.

Second Wave Feminism

Emerged in the 1960s; prioritized equitable access to the workforce and redefining women’s roles.

Third Wave Feminism

Began in the mid-1990s; major focus on intersectionality and the revival of feminine aesthetics.

Liberal Feminism

Focuses on similarities between women and men and aims to remove structural inequalities.

Radical Feminism

Views women’s unjust treatment as the most fundamental form of oppression and advocates for separatism.

Socialist Feminism

Links gender oppression with capitalism and critiques the myth of meritocracy.

Cultural Feminism

Views women’s inequality as related to a lack of value placed on women's unique experiences.

Women of Colour Feminism

Emerges in response to ethnocentrism and focuses on the unique experiences of women of colour.

Queer Feminism

Critiques the binary perspectives of gender and examines how sex and gender intersect.

Post-colonial/Transnational Feminism

Connects women’s inequality to colonialism and critiques Western feminists’ assumptions about liberation.

Cisgender

Gender identification matches sex assigned at birth.

Trans

Gender identity and/or expression does not conform to societal expectations for sex assigned at birth.

Nonbinary

An identity that is neither male nor female; includes many expressions of gender identity.

Feminist Psychologists

Critique the scientific method and focus on the needs and experiences of historically marginalized people.

Privilege

The advantages held by individuals based on social identities that may afford them power in society.