Confidence Secrets From 4 Women Pushing Back Against Beauty Standards

Shutterstock / Prostock-studio. Beauty standards are engraved into girls from a young age. Our Barbies and dolls come perfectly packaged with their hair, makeup, and nails already done. Most of…

Unrealistic Beauty Standards for ‘Beautiful’ Kashmiri Women?

Women can wear makeup but not too much, they should look ‘natural’, should be slim but not too slim, almost everything a woman does, criticism is instantly derived By Sarah…

OPINION: Women are caught in the middle of evolving beauty standards

What does it mean to be beautiful? This is a question with an ever-changing answer. In our society women are expected to fit with the constantly changing beauty standards that…

Beauty standards for women’s bodies has changed – and studies show how it’s impacting self-esteem

Mainstream media’s ideal beauty standard for women is constantly changing. In the nineties, women were put under pressure to have thin figures like Kate Moss. By the turn of the…