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Beyond Fight or Flight: The Strategic Strength of Women’s Stress Response

Beyond Fight or Flight: The Strategic Strength of Women’s Stress Response

For decades, the “fight or flight” response defined our understanding of stress. But research shows a more nuanced, communal pattern for women: “tend and befriend.” For first-gen female professionals, this isn’t just a biological fact. It’s a strategic advantage in leadership and resilience that we’ve likely been leveraging our entire careers.

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