ED 262 mylineONLINE: Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations

Looking in the mirror, I feel happy with my new body shape. But that’s not what body positivity taught me to do

Via Peter Mellow

In seven widely shared tweets, a US woman did her best to explain the difference between feeling fat and being discriminated against for your size.

Via Peter Mellow

Coursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.

Via Peter Mellow

A new exhibition explores how for centuries fashionable corsetry and clothing styles have dictated to women how their bodies should look, writes Cath Pound.

Via Peter Mellow

We’ve united 10 of our nation’s most talented female athletes to tell us what they love about their bodies, and what they don't.

Via Peter Mellow

Images of attractive celebrities, friends and acquaintances on social media affect women's body image and mood, new research shows. But what can we do about it?

Via Peter Mellow

Putting body dysmorphia disorder under the microscope for a Catalyst documentary forced me to interrogate my own complicated body image, writes Ruby Jones.

Via Peter Mellow

Instead of emphasising the need to love how you look, concepts such as body neutrality, fat acceptance and body respect are allowing women to make peace with their bodies

Via Peter Mellow

One woman talks honestly about why she calls herself fat and how her weight shapes her life.

Via Peter Mellow

The female form has been idealized as far back as 23,000 years ago, yet perceptions of a woman's "ideal" body change constantly, putting pressure on women worldwide.

Via Peter Mellow

The 'bikini bridge' may have been a hoax, but its damage to women's body image was real, demonstrating yet again the disturbing set of pressures social media places on young women.,

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