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Deadlines
The application deadline for initial fellow status is November 27, 2025.
The application deadline for current fellow status is February 28, 2026.
Please consider nominating yourself or others for fellow status via SPW/Division 35.
For queries, please contact Phi Loan Le, co-chairs of SPW/Division 35 Fellows Committee.
Fellowship Status
Fellowship is a special distinction for APA members who have received a doctoral degree in psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited institution and can show evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions in the field of psychology. Fellow status requires that a person’s work have a national impact on the discipline beyond a local, state, or regional level.
Division 35 requires that candidates for fellow demonstrate that a significant part of their unusual and outstanding contributions were made directly in the service of furthering the psychological understanding, well-being, and rights of girls and women from a feminist perspective.
Fellowship Status
Become a fellow of Division 35. The Division 35 Fellows Committee is seeking nominations and applications for fellow status in the division. Self-nominations are welcome.
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Membership
The Society for the Psychology of Women (SPW) assists in securing recognition for feminist psychologists and their work, particular as it relates to the psychology of women and gender.
Division 35 (The Society of the Psychology of Women) is a vibrant and active community of feminist psychologists, hailing from many walks of life, gender identities, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and experiences. In particular, the division is dedicated to assisting students and early career psychologists as they enter the field as well as acknowledging the accomplishments of mid-career and seasoned professionals. SPW has over 2,500 members with diverse psychological career interests. Membership in APA is not required for some membership categories.
As a benefit, all society members receive the division newsletter, The Feminist Psychologist, and electronic access to the journal, Psychology of Women Quarterly. Members may also participate in a variety of events and initiatives supported by the division, as well as communicate regularly with their colleagues through the division’s Listservs, social media, and other channels.
To join SPW, apply online!
Membership is for the calendar year. If you join before August 1, you will receive access to the Psychology of Women Quarterly. If you join after August 1, your membership will begin in January, unless you request otherwise.
After the application year, regular, associate, and affiliate members will be billed as follows:
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Regular and associate: $27 (on the annual APA dues statement)
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Affiliated professional members: $25 (directly by the division)
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Students: $15 (directly by the division)
Limited means members must request renewal in that category on an annual basis. Dues support task forces, publications, special projects, and reduced fees for students and people of limited means.
Gift membership
To give a gift membership in Division 35, complete the application, and the division will send a card notifying the recipient of the gift. Please limit name and address to four lines. A gift membership is great for birthdays or as a way to congratulate a student who has completed a thesis or degree.
For more information, contact Monique Clinton-Sherrod, treasurer.
Membership Types
Regular and associate members
If applying for regular or associate membership, you must currently be a member or associate of APA. Be sure to list your name the same way as recorded by APA and include your APA membership number. Regular and associate members of the division hold comparable membership status in APA. You will have the same voting privileges as an affiliate member during your application year. Applications received before August 1 each year will be presented to the Executive Committee for election to full membership beginning the following January. Thereafter, you will be billed for division dues on your annual dues statement. As a member, you will have access to the Division 35 journal, Psychology of Women Quarterly.
Affiliated professional or student member
Affiliated professional and student members are persons who are not full members of APA but who have an interest in the psychology of women. Membership is for a calendar year, and affiliates and students are billed each fall for renewal.
As an affiliated professional or student member, you will be entitled to receive the division newsletter, The Feminist Psychologist, and to vote in all division elections except for APA.
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