About the Author

Dr Kathleen V Cairns is a professor and clinical psychologist with the Division of Applied Psychology at the Faculty of Education, University of Calgary. Over the past twenty-five years, she has published numerous articles on the psychology of women and has maintained a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on women's issues and human sexuality. Prior to her retirement in 2001, Dr Eliane Silverman spent nearly twenty years at the University of Calgary in various roles, including coordinating the women's studies program, advising the president on women's issues, and teaching in the Faculty of General Studies.