Girls and women can tend to communicate distress through self-harm, i.e. "martyrdom". It is a potent "tool" because because harm to women is considered so hein

Girls and women can tend to communicate distress through self-harm, i.e. "martyrdom". It is a potent "tool" because because harm to women is considered so heinous, and something that requires alleviation. It has deep roots in gender-roles where females are supposed to passive and males active, possibly even biology.