This post is part of a series focusing on sexual harassment in middle and high school, launched in conjunction with the release of AAUW’s latest research report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, which was supported by the Mooneen Lecce Giving Circle and the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund. Follow @AAUWResearch on Twitter for updates. I’ll [...]
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I Am Sexy Glamorous. I Am 10.
Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged back to school, body image, Girl Scouts, Girls Inc., Pggy Orenstein, Pigtail Pals, retail, sexualization of girls, tax-free week on August 29, 2011, | 12 Comments »
Well, the summer days are waning, so many parents have made that inevitable trek during “tax-free week” to purchase what every well-equipped school child needs to make it these days (the supply lists get longer and longer). According to the National Retail Federation, back-to-school spending last year averaged more than $600 and is expected to [...]
Products You Just Can’t Live Without!
Posted in Women's Health, tagged About-Face, beauty ideal, beauty products, body image, Campaign for Real Beauty, Esther Rolls, girls and self esteem, Heidi Montag, Michelle Obama, People Magazine, Sarah Haskins, self esteem, Wanda Sykes, Women's Health on January 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Today, more than ever, body image is a huge self-esteem issue for women and girls. We are constantly bombarded with messages about how to be perfect — Get Thin Fast; I Hate My Hair; Surgery-Free Boob Jobs; LongerLegs, Leaner Lines, Sexier Silhouette. Speaking in a recent issue of People magazine, the 23-year-old reality television celebrity [...]
Eliminating “Fat Talk” and Embracing our Bodies
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, Women's Health, tagged "fat talk" PETA, body image, Love your Body, Operation Beautiful, Thin on August 31, 2009, | 4 Comments »
Women today are given endless reminders of society’s thin-obsessed culture, which exudes unrealistic and unattainable standards of beauty. Magazine covers such as Star are visible on every supermarket stand, airport news counter, and salon table. Women are constantly reminded of the media’s standards of beauty, which reduce them to parts of their body. We need [...]
Beauty, Brains, and Body Image
Posted in Sexism, tagged beauty, body image, media, television, TV on July 10, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I’m a fan of Margaret Cho, so when I heard she was in the new Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, that certainly sparked my interest in the show, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. The premise centers around a model (Deb, played by Brooke D’Orsay) who dies, gets to the Pearly Gates via an escalator, [...]
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