Redefining Beauty: It’s Time for a Change. It’s Time for a New Standard of Beauty.

Did you know that 80% of ten-year-old children are afraid of becoming fat? And that around 90% of 15-17 year-old girls want to change at least one aspect of their appearance? Or that girls are three times more likely than boys to have a negative body image? What’s the reason behind these startling statistics? The media, who sends the same message time and time again to young girls- that appearances are everything. The pursuit, for many young girls, becomes bodily perfection.What will it take to stop this media madness, and repair the declining state of girls’ body image in our society? Will the media finally change its ways, or is it time for people to take on the challenge themselves? Learn more about the effect of the media on girls’ body image by watching this short video, and join the conversation today.

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