Everyday Discrimination Literally Raises Women’s Blood Pressure
A new study adds to the evidence that routine moments of “disdain, distance, and disrespect” have health consequences.
It goes like this. On her walk to work, a driver wolf-whistles at her. She sits in a meeting and gets interrupted when she speaks. She is also told, with a hint of surprise, that she’s pretty articulate. She vents on social media and is told by strangers to go back to the kitchen. She frowns at this—and is told to smile more.
These little hits of everyday discrimination are the daily realities for many women and people of color, says , a psychology professor at the University of
