Women who have traditional gender-role beliefs are far less likely to actively confront prejudice as it happened. They also tend to have higher rates of internalized misogyny, meaning accepting and perpetuating negative beliefs about femininity and women. Studies indicate that these beliefs generate more mental distress and self-silencing when women are confronted by sexism and are the least likely to speak up. A woman with internalized misogyny is the most likely to have self-directed anger.
