All the rage: women are furious – and repressing it can ruin our lives

By 2021, women around the world were 6% angrier than men, a gap that widened during the pandemic. Dr Jennifer Cox says it is time to let it all out

Oh my God, I love a scream," says Dr Jennifer Cox, her face lighting up. Screaming underwater, I recommend. It's amazing. It's so liberating and no one can hear."

The same is true for standing on a motorway bridge and venting your pent-up rage and frustration into the roar of the traffic underneath. Or, at a pinch, for yelling under the noise of the shower, she says. Women are like: Oh, I can't be seen to do this stuff.' OK, don't be seen. But let it out."