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Berit Ås is a Norwegian politician, Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo, and feminist. She was the first leader of the Socialist Left Party and served as a Member of the Parliament of Norway 1973–1977. She was also a deputy member of parliament 1969–1973 and 1977–1981. She is known internationally for articulating the Master suppression techniques, and her research interests also include feminist economics and women's culture. She holds honorary doctorates at the University of Copenhagen, Saint Mary's University and Uppsala University, and received the Rachel Carson Prize and the Order of St. Olav in 1997.
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