00:00One in five British women reported anger during much of the previous day in 2024.
00:05But does that reflect more anger or more freedom to express it?
00:08The figure was up from one in ten in 2020,
00:11and psychotherapist Jennifer Cox suggests both rising anger and greater openness are behind the shift.
00:18For music artist Chess Galea, 34, speaking out means no longer holding back.
00:23If someone catcalls me in the street, I rage, Galea says.
00:27She once suppressed anger, fearing she would be labeled difficult to work with.
00:31Meanwhile, Cox says women face expectations to manage work alongside family demands.
00:37And she says more positive portrayals of women's anger are helpful and healthy.
00:41Yet expressing that anger still carries a social penalty in the workplace.
00:45A 2020 study found angry women were seen as less deserving of status, unlike men.
00:50So greater openness about anger does not mean women escape its penalties.
00:54Disclosure, this video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
