Did you know that 1 in 5 women have and eating disorder. How about that 90% of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25.
(these statistics come from this site)
This could possibly be because of the unattainable standards of beauty portrayed to us by the media. Many women feel the pressure to be thinner because they think it will make them more beautiful. This is an idea that has been present in our society for sometime now and can be seen in the following old ads.
And the idea can still be seen today even in the foods we eat...
The pressure to be paper thin is another reinforcement of gendering because, while there is pressure to be thin on both sexes, it is much greater on women.
Many women feel the pressure to be thinner because they think it will make them more beautiful. This is an idea that has been present in our society for sometime now and can be seen in the following old ads.maths tuition
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