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1977. The women’s liberation movement had been in full-force for over a decade. Roots is on television and Star Wars (the real first movie, not episode one!) hits the big screen for the first time. Approximately 20 million women are in the full-time workforce – making about 59 cents for every dollar brought home by their male counterparts (U.S. Women's Bureau and the National Committee on Pay Equity) and abortion rights are on the front page when the Supreme Court rules that states are not required to use Medicaid funds to cover elective abortions. The number of doctorates in psychology is rising but women make up just about 25% of those earning PhDs overall and about 18% of those earning PhDs in science and engineering (National Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Statistics, 2006). In 1973, APA’s Division 35, the Society for the Psychology of Women, is formed and in 1975 the journal Sex Roles in founded. It is against this backdrop that the Women’s Issues in Behavior Therapy Special Interest Group (Women’s SIG) is formed by co-founders Dr. Marsha Linehan and Dr. Stephanie Stolz. |
