Research shows that trauma, particularly childhood trauma, can have lasting impacts on the brain and development. Both boys and girls experience traumatic events. However, women have marginalized status, particularly in certain cultures and societies, may intersect with traumatic events both in women’s childhood and adulthood and impact them in significant ways. Nadine Burke Harris does an excellent job explaining adverse childhood experiences (ACES) in this TED Talk:

https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime

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The TED talk on adverse childhood experiences by Doctor by Harris who is pediatrician talks about the extensive reasons as to why she noticed trauma i... View the full answer