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Gender discrimination is the unequal treatment of an individual or a group based on their gender. It arises from differences in gender roles that have been socially constructed.Gender discrimination affects mostly women. It occurs in the workplace and in the home. It can come in any form and affects women.
Discrimination is negatively affecting women’s mental health in both short term and long term. Discrimination such as not properly educated, paid low, having a responsibility of child and experiencing domestic violence impact their mental health. Women face perceived gender discrimination while they are pregnant that results in depression. Lower paid discrimination leads to mental disorders like anxiety and depression. It reduce their self esteem. They become frustrated and feel less of others when they are discriminated. They start blaming themselves for everything even if the fault is of others. According to study, women suffers depression and anxiety more then men. It can also leads to sleep issue. Women who experiences rapes or sexual assaults have long term psychological impacts on their mind. These women can develop depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. Gender discrimination can also kill women. According to WHO’s research suicide between the age of 15 to 20 years girls is due to their mental health. These suicides occur due to depression and anxiety related to having experience gender discrimination.
Therefore women suffers alot. Gender discrimination needs to stop now. It leaves its impact on them for on a long term basis.