Chapter
The Struggle to Understand Women's Pain.
49:21 - 53:41 (04:19)
The belief that women are prone to exaggerating or fabricating their pain has persisted since the early 1900s when doctors labelled them as "hysterical". This perspective has made it challenging to address women's pain adequately, and it's time to stop using a passive-aggressive female version of masculinity to fight against unfair stereotypes.
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The perspective that women were labeled as hysterical a century ago by doctors is still affecting our society today, leading to the idea of "believe all women" and the expectation that women need to have an overblown, passive aggressive female version of masculinity to be taken seriously, which ultimately does not benefit anyone.
49:21 - 53:41 (04:19)
Women's Rights
Summary
The perspective that women were labeled as hysterical a century ago by doctors is still affecting our society today, leading to the idea of "believe all women" and the expectation that women need to have an overblown, passive aggressive female version of masculinity to be taken seriously, which ultimately does not benefit anyone.