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The rise of women in psychological research
Even today female researchers often have to overcome barriers, although most psychology PhDs are received by women .1 In the past, unique challenges that had to be faced to enter the scientific community, such as the exclusion of the American Psychology Association (APA), enabled only a few women to achieve ground-breaking success in science.3

From a historical perspective, psychology was accepted as an independent research-domain relatively late in comparison to other fields (e.g. mathematics or chemistry)4. Therefore, it was less occupied by male dominance. In comparison to other natural sciences, for example physiology, the involvement of women was unusual allowing for more acceptance of their contributions.5

In general, advances made by women in the field of science mirror the development in psychological research.6 Despite the fact that the number of women began to increase largely only in the 1970s,7 great influence of women in psychology can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th century.