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Feminist psychology delves into the impact of gender, power, and social structures on people beyond just studying women. It explores intersectionality, where overlapping identities influence mental health and resource access. This challenges bias in traditional psychology focused on narrow populations, often white males. Marginalized groups face more stress and barriers to care. Feminist psychology aims for equity, representation, and culturally responsive practices to address these disparities. Feminist psychology focuses on understanding how gender, power, and social structures impact people's experiences. It goes beyond just studying women. It also examines intersectionality, which looks at how overlapping identities like race, gender, socioeconomic status, how they shape mental health and access to resources. This topic is socially significant because it challenges long-standing bias in psychology. Historically, much of psychological research has been based on narrow populations, often white male participants, which limited how well findings applied to diverse groups. Research shows that individuals from marginalized groups often face higher levels of stress, discrimination, and barriers to care. Feminist psychology works to address these gaps by promoting equity, representation, and culturally responsive practices.