'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women's health

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-12-14 17:41

Article here. Excerpt:

'The effects on women's health, unsurprisingly, can be consequential and not always immediately visible. A large study analysing over 7,800 brain scans across 29 countries found that societal gender imbalances physically change women's brains. The research showed that women living in countries with higher gender inequality had thinner cortical thickness in brain regions associated with emotional control, resilience and stress-related disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.'

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Correlation doesn't equal causation. I'm amazed at what passes these days for science.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2025-12-15 20:27