"...a 2006 study showed differences in the effects of chronic stress for Black women compared with their male and/or White counterparts. In this study, the effect of “weathering” or early health decline due to coping with persistent stress, was tested for Black and White men and women. Results showed that Black women had the highest chronic stress load compared to Black men, White men, and White women, a pattern not explained by socioeconomic factors, such as poverty. This study showed how navigating a race-and-gender-conscious society requires high stress coping that weakens Black women’s bodies and puts them at greater risk of poor health outcomes."(Battle, Gendered racism among women of color 2022)
