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Women (and Men) Increasingly Hate Their Bodies -- A New Movement Wants to Change That

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 22, 2011.

Everyone knows poor body image is a problem. A new movement wants to stop talking about it and do something to actually change our culture.

The Complex Sexualities of Young Women

Heather Corinna, RH Reality Check. July 26, 2009.

Young women today are faced with pressures and mixed messages about sex everywhere they look.

The Things Women Go Through to Attract Men ...

Cheryl Saban, Huffington Post. August 21, 2008.

A mind-boggling variety of torture devices have been contrived throughout history to make women more 'attractive' to men.

Understanding Anorexia: A Thin Excuse

Naomi Hooke, The Independent UK. October 1, 2007.

One woman delves deep into the causes of the anorexia that nearly killed her. But of one thing she's sure -- it had nothing to do with 'size 0' models.

The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. April 18, 2007.

Thinness and beauty are prerequisites for perfection, which to today's young women appears to be the only road to happiness. Under that logic, women's bodies have become places where that drive for perfection -- however self-destructive -- gets played out.

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