How Much Does the Media Really Affect a Woman’s Self Esteem?

The Renaissance Woman

2_10_15 Karina Harris works as a bartender and receptionist in Santa Cruz, California. She is a somewhat-recent graduate of the University of Florida who does not want to commit to a salary job yet due to the desire for personal growth and satisfaction. In her spare time, she is working on various projects including becoming a certified fitness instructor, starting up another all-girls band, and finishing her self-published zine, a collection of short stories, poems, and art related to the south called “Humidity: Stories from the South.”

By: Karina Karris

It is no new news that the media has been projecting unrealistic beauty and body images of women to society for decades. The media’s skewed expectation of what makes up woman has been steadily fed to girls of all ages through television, magazines, movies and advertisements.

A study conducted by the University of Central Florida found that 50 percent of girls…

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