Girls, Women + Media Project

05/03/2022

Am happy to share Tamara's recent column on Envy...how it thrives on media, affects our body , , & spending, and what we can all do to get to a better place! Check it out https://lnkd.in/etndU2Vu #

04/13/2022

Tamara just guested with Dr. Bryn Austin on Siriusradio "Primary Care Med"w/ Dr.
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04/12/2022

Tamara just guested with Dr.Bryn Austin on Sirius radio show "Primary Care Medicine" hosted by Dr. & , talking , , & . Fantastic convo, YES awareness growing, proud to have mentioned work of , , , , & [by Dr.Bryn.] https://tinyurl.com/4y7n76bu

10/28/2019

Dangerous diet supplements still are marketed and sold to kids, scary stuff, https://tinyurl.com/y52b6yo4 # bodyimage # eatingdisorders

08/05/2019

infuencer who broke up with her actually says Sorry to thousands for influencing in unrealistic way. Way to go

Maria Kang, a fitness influencer and mother of three, has offered a vulnerable post about why she had breast augmentation and why she recently had her implants removed. "I'm sorry," the post began.

06/12/2019

Lots of people talking about the problem that 90% of girls and women hate their bodies...excessive "photoshopping" in ads & of celebrities makes women & girls think they need to look like the phony images. Eating disorders, depression on the rise in young women. **How to stop the madness?** Check out actress Jamilla Jamil on FB live with experts

The dietary supplement market reaps huge profits from our society’s pseudoscience-fueled mythos of weight loss. Watch as Jameela Jamil, Nadia Craddock, and B...

05/30/2019

People don't realize there's not much in the world of reviewing movies. It matters because how a movie is reviewed leads to it's $success, and popularity. Check out this new study by Martha Lauzen

Home to the longest running and most comprehensive studies of women in film and television.

05/04/2018

Games/apps that make 'achieving perfect beauty' for girls, including ' winning' by getting plastic surgery, marketed to tweens. Please sign the petition against! https://tinyurl.com/y6wk9sfl

Stop cosmetic surgery apps aimed at kids:

04/26/2018

April 26 is 50/50 Day! a global movement planning for complete equality for women and girls..you can join in! check it out http://www.letitripple.org/films/50-50/5050-day/

https://vimeo.com/252803576

02/26/2018

We Love Mirrorless Monday! How do u feel when u don't have to look in mirror? https://tinyurl.com/yc4j56av (thanks to Prof. Kjerstin Gruys for her book, Mirror Mirror Off the Wall,

Bathroom mirrors in several participating buildings across campus will be covered with butcher paper and have a marker attached. Buildings such as Libraries, the Student Health Care Center, Residence Halls, the Student Union, and Dining Halls have all joined the initiative. Prompted by a message fro...

02/25/2018

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 26th - March 4th. Learn how 2 help those with eating disorders, & help our culture be healthier 4 everyone. Imagine a world where ALL women are comfortable in their own bodies..(whoa, radical!) & do ONE thing to make it happen...including talking back 2 media. https://tinyurl.com/yczl9e8l
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

02/12/2018

Weight watchers is offering free dieting programs for teens, encouraging weight and appearance obsession in youth, see Wash Post https://t.co/ZQpOEG0iXy Speak out, raise warriors not dieters! watchers

When we send kids the message that a number on the scale is most important, they suffer.