About-Face: Facts on the Media - http://www.about-face.org/r/facts/media.shtml
Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance. |
Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo - http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1388
Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women. |
The Focus on Beauty - http://members.lycos.co.uk/peaceandloveinc/
This site examines the depiction of female beauty in the media. The intent is to demonstrate how the media negatively impacts women's views of themselves, often leading to low self-esteem and other problems. |