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This chapter reflects on the interplay of the changing status of women in Pakistan and its impact on the development of feminist perspectives in Psychology. It uses a historical framework to document the events that led to the incorporation of feminist ideas in the discipline of Psychology. The development of feminist ideas in Psychology goes hand in hand with the changing status of women and the institutional expansion of Psychology in Pakistan. This development can be categorized in four phases. Each phase reflects on the sequential sociopolitical parameters that facilitated the growth of feminist views in educational institutions across the country.
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Khalid, R. (2011). Development of Feminist Psychology: A Pakistani Perspective. In: Rutherford, A., Capdevila, R., Undurti, V., Palmary, I. (eds) Handbook of International Feminisms. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9869-9_7
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