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Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat

  • Written by Joan Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
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Polls indicate that one demographic slice instrumental in electing Donald Trump was white women. Indeed, 53 percent of white women cast their votes in his direction.

There’s current debate on why this might be – blatant or veiled racism, admiration for Trump’s business prowess or supporting someone...

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