Paula J Jean, PhD

05/15/2022

Society puts pressure on everyone: most are expected to be someone, do something and whatever else. But that does not mean that those expectations are valid, or if the pressure is really necessary.

04/28/2022

02/10/2022

09/28/2021

Here's to difficult women!!

09/26/2021

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“It’s 2021, when will we stop punishing dominant women for violating outdated stereotypes”💭 by 🎨 by
“The subtle suspension of backlash: A meta-analysis of penalties for women’s implicit and explicit dominance behavior” by Williams and Tiedens in Psych Bulletin

08/22/2021

For a moment suspend judgment and think…

‘What if" by Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel, 2014.

01/04/2021

Today’s attacks on abortion access have a long history rooted in white supremacy.

10/19/2020

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09/25/2020

The very earliest days of our lives, and our closest relationships, can offer clues about how we cope with adversity.

09/06/2020

The quest to understand something new is a key factor to building the resilience necessary to weather setbacks and navigate life’s volatility.

06/17/2020

“Slavery is the next thing to Hell.”
Harriet Tubman Projected by local light artist Dustin Klein.
Photo by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

06/12/2020

Real-estate developers used the statues on Monument Avenue to draw white buyers to a neighborhood where houses could not be sold “to any person of African descent.”

06/03/2020