 Deaux received the 2001 American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award, with the award citation noting "Dr. Deaux's pioneering scholarship on women and gender combines elegant and rigorous research design with insightful analysis of women's life experiences.Her work has fundamentally shaped the study of gender in all its complexities [...] Dr. Deaux was among the first to direct psychology's attention to the problems of blue-collar women, reflecting her tireless commitment to bettering women's lives.