Women have been socially deprived of laughter throughout history, viewed as a threat to the male hierarchy. Even today, women's laughter is more scrutinized in public life--just think of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
https://psyche.co/ideas/why-womens-laughter-has-long-been-treated-as-a-threat
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@amydiehl From the archive, 2014:
Hundreds of Turkish women posted pictures of themselves laughing on Twitter on Wednesday to protest against comments by Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc who had urged women not to laugh in public to "protect moral values".
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/turkish-women-laugh_n_5633041