“There is growing evidence that simply viewing women as victims of gender-based injustice and oppression is a partial account. There also needs to be acknowledgement of women’s resilience and resistance to injustice, and especially their survival strategies, which frequently may be mislabeled abnormal or deviant behavior and disorders of personality.”
Comprehensive Women’s Mental Health. Ed. By David J. Castle and Katheryn M. Abel. Cambridge Un Press, ©2016