By Armelle Djoukoue With the advent of Photoshop in the design industry, it has been easy for the media NOT to keep it real. Photoshop… Read More »Keep it real challenge: Photoshop’s impact on body image
By Carolina Costa “Love your body and treat it well!” or “Beauty has no color” were some of the messages posted on sticky notes… Read More »One Sticky Note At A Time
By Emily Mathis One of the most read blogs on our site is from a while ago and is about Barbie’s positive influence. While, I… Read More »Barbie’s Not-So-Positive Influence
By Devon White [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTlmho_RovY[/youtube] Young people today live in a society where body image expectations are high and their physical appearance holds more importance than… Read More »Dying to be Perfect
Are you too big to model? How would you feel if you thought you weren’t fat, but people in the fashion industry felt you were? … Read More »Gerren Taylor: Size 4 and Too Big?
In the past week, Australia announced the first body-image initiative in the world. According to a recent article, the initiative is a voluntary code that… Read More »Australia Makes Body Image History
By now, you’ve probably either read something or heard something about a recent decision by Spain to curb the amount of advertising for cosmetic surgery,… Read More »Is Spain moving in the right direction on issues regarding body image? What could we learn?
As one might expect, the topics of female body image and eating disorders is an oft discussed topic here at the Women’s Center. We already… Read More »Thin Images
Many people are aware of the serious nature of eating disorders, but sometimes stereotypes and myths can distort our perception of the illnesses. We think… Read More »Eating Disorders: Getting Past the Myths
As I reported in a previous blog, eating disorders are dangerous for women. From another recent article, I learned that they are especially dangerous for… Read More »The Dangers of Eating Disorders During Pregnancy