The Role of Transnational Feminism in Psychology
@article{Grabe2012TheRO, title={The Role of Transnational Feminism in Psychology}, author={Shelly Grabe and Nicole M. Else-Quest}, journal={Psychology of Women Quarterly}, year={2012}, volume={36}, pages={158 - 161} }
>> Denmark and Segovich’s (2012), Hyde’s (2012), and Marecek’s (2012) reflections on our article (Else-Quest & Grabe, 2012) further bolster the need for feminist psychology to investigate gender disparities in power. We offer a rejoinder that draws together the commonalities in our various perspectives by putting the study of structural power in a larger context. Echoing our call that ‘‘the political is personal,’’ Denmark and Segovich suggest that it is critical to ‘‘reduce upward’’ and…
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