II. Women Psychologists in South Africa

Richter, Linda; Griesel, R.D.

doi:10.1177/0959353599009002004

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“…The finding of a significant increase in female interns during the latter period is consistent with that of Richter and Griesel (1999) who examined national data. They noted that the 1990s heralded a doubling of female psychologists (in all categories) registered.…”

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South African Clinical Psychology, Employment (In)Equity and the “Brain Drain”

Pillay¹,

Kramers²

2003

South African Journal of Psychology

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The current study investigated race, gender and the "brain drain" in the Midlands Hospital (Pietermaritzburg) intern clinical psychology training programme. During the 20-year period between 1981 and 2000 a total of 128 interns were accepted into the programme. Almost three-quarters of the interns were White, and the majority of the sample was unskilled in the predominant language spoken in the region. Approximately 60% of the interns trained were female.

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South African Clinical Psychology, Employment (In)Equity and the “Brain Drain”

Pillay¹,

Kramers²

2003

South African Journal of Psychology

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“…The finding that almost three-quarters of the sample were women is consistent with previous South African research noting the 'feminization' of psychology (Richter & Griesel, 1999). A (Willyard, 2011).…”

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Are Rural Students from Historically Disadvantaged Communities Prepared for Psychology Studies at University?

Pillay

Thwala

2012

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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“…Women's increasing presence in university education has been uneven across faculties. Psychology (Richter & Griesel, 1999) and medicine (Keeton, 2004) are two disciplines that have witnessed a marked increase in the proportion of female students at all levels of qualification. Engineering (Pocock, 2004) and computer science (Galpin, 1992; Galpin & Sanders, 1993), on the other hand, have witnessed a more gradual increase of female students, with males still in the majority.…”

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“…Finally, there are intra‐professional differences in terms of representation of men between the different subfields of an occupation. In psychology, for example, women dominate the clinical field—in South Africa, Richter and Griesel (1999) reported that 80% of counselling psychologists were women (68% of research psychologists). The 2003 APA Report indicated that in 2001, 73.4% of clinical psychology doctorates were awarded to women, as opposed to 25% in quantitative psychology and 28.6% in comparative psychology.…”

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The feminization of psychology: Data from South Africa

Skinner

Louw

2009

Int J Psychol

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In many countries, women outnumber men in psychology, both as students and as professionals. Much of this information is drawn from Europe and the USA, and the information available about the situation in developing countries is a lot less detailed. The steady increase in the presence of women in psychology in South Africa is examined, via access to two large national databases and telephone interviews. These sources are the most reliable available, and are comprehensive enough to give a very good snapshot of women in psychology in this country over the last 12 years. The data indicate that psychology as a profession in South Africa is dominated by women. Although the applied practical aspects of the discipline attract women disproportionally, women are also over-represented in research psychology and academia (except at the professorial level). The racial composition of the profession remains skewed, with white psychologists in the majority. Although the data in this regard are incomplete, approximately 5% of registered psychologists are black. An examination of student enrolments suggests that this situation will continue in future, as women (and white students) enrol in much greater numbers for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. In 2002, 74% of psychology majors were women, and 78% of all Master's degrees in psychology were awarded to women. Thus it would appear that the feminization of psychology in this country is further advanced than in Europe and the USA. It is not a question of men abandoning the profession, but rather that women entered the profession at a much higher rate in recent years.

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II. Women Psychologists in South Africa

Cited by 16 publications

References 10 publications

South African Clinical Psychology, Employment (In)Equity and the “Brain Drain”

South African Clinical Psychology, Employment (In)Equity and the “Brain Drain”

Are Rural Students from Historically Disadvantaged Communities Prepared for Psychology Studies at University?

The feminization of psychology: Data from South Africa

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