Women's Issues

Empathy

The Psychology of Listening to the Other Side

Katherine S. van Wormer M.S.S.W., Ph.D. on August 15, 2023

How do you debate an emotionally-charged topic while keeping your relationships intact? The wisdom of 20th-century psychologist Carl Rogers could help.

Pregnancy

After Roe v. Wade: The Criminalization of Pregnancy

Katherine S. van Wormer M.S.S.W., Ph.D. on July 5, 2022

Without the protections of Roe v. Wade, how will women who get illegal abortions be treated?

Resilience

Risk and Resilience in the Days of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Katherine S. van Wormer M.S.S.W., Ph.D. on April 15, 2020

What is resilience? There is much we can learn from social science and history to help sustain us as national disaster strikes.

Resilience

Women’s History Month: The True Heroes of Jim Crow

Katherine S. van Wormer M.S.S.W., Ph.D. on March 21, 2020

Southern life under the norms of segregation was "sui generis," a world apart. We can only learn the truth in the stories of those who lived through it and share their memories.

Sex

What Is the One Overlooked Advantage of All-Girls Schools?

Katherine S. van Wormer M.S.S.W., Ph.D. on September 23, 2019

In a country that takes pride in its coeducational schools, have you ever considered the advantages some girls might have in attending an all-girls' school? One is very long-term.