Misogyny Induced Madness

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Women are continuously subjected to an array of accusations, definitions, dismissals, and discriminations regarding their mental and physical capacities, both inherently and in comparison to men. Moreover, women face a consistent association with mental illness to an egregious degree. The oppression and discrimination within misogynistic cultures throughout history have consequently caused women to experience an erosion of mental wellness, thus leading to the propagation of intergenerational mental ailments. As a result, the historically consistent misogynistic narrative that madness directly correlates with womanhood has, despite medical and social advancements, resulted in generational mental illness among women, alongside an internalized notion of inevitable insanity.

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