Why So Many Women Watch Their Own Bodies From the Outside

Psychology Today | 27.10.2026 16:53
The allegations in the Cornell 7 case have come up in my therapy sessions again and again over the past few weeks. While the specifics of the discourse varies from client to client, what I consistently hear in their reactions is recognition. Women know what it feels like to have their bodies treated as objects to be looked at and used. That experience is much older than the events at one fraternity house, and it shapes how many women relate to their own bodies every day.