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Article: Young women write about body image.
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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In the summer of 1998, an advertisement in Chatelaine magazine announced a writing competition that invited young women across Canada to write on the topic of body image and self-esteem. The advertisement asked young women to write about peer pressure, the media, eating disorders, sports, relationships, diet, health, and fashion. The writers were to focus on the impact these issues had on their self worth and self esteem.
The competition received more than 600 entries. In 750 to 1,000 words the young women told stories about themselves. In young, vulnerable voices, the women told the public how they were ensnared by images of anorexic women ...