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The Impact of Unrealistic Beauty Standards on Women's Health and Self-Esteem

Women face immense societal pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards, leading to harmful consequences. From a young age, many embark on extreme measures to alter their appearance, fostering jealousy, low self-esteem, and disordered eating behaviors. Studies reveal alarming statistics: 72% of 18-24-year-olds favor cosmetic surgery, while 1 in 3 pre-adolescent girls struggle with body image issues. The pursuit of an unattainable ideal results in health complications, as individuals resort to unhealthy practices in search of self-worth amidst an endless cycle of obsession and anxiety.

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The Impact of Unrealistic Beauty Standards on Women's Health and Self-Esteem

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  1. Women are under pressure from society to meet unrealistic beauty ideals and as a result damage themselves and other women.

  2. Endless war

  3. Constantly worrying and obsessing

  4. Unrealistic beauty icons

  5. Trying to please someone who doesn’t exist

  6. Going to extremes to alter their appearance

  7. Starts young

  8. Jealous Mother Syndrome

  9. Suffer from the lowest levels of self-esteem

  10. 18-24 year olds approve cosmetic surgery

  11. 72% worldwide

  12. 50% would consider cosmetic surgery

  13. 1 in 3 pre-adolescent girls

  14. half of 3-6 year olds

  15. Anorexia Bulimia Binge Eating Disorder

  16. Behaviors: Intense overwhelming fear Body type = self-worth Starvation, fasting, or severe restriction of food Hiding food Chewing/cutting up food for an extended period of time

  17. Infertility Heart irregularities Kidney failure

  18. Muscles and organs become energy source

  19. Behaviors: Recurring episodes of binge eating Feeling ashamed Secretive Purging Strenuous exercise

  20. Behaviors: Obsessive thoughts Frequent episodes followed by guilt No control Secretive

  21. Imagined Ugliness

  22. 20% drop out

  23. Unnecessary risks

  24. 1 in 3 girls ages 6-12

  25. 20-40% diet by age 10

  26. $7 billion per year

  27. “ I counted 19 products in all --- 230 chemicals, most of them applied…before I even left the house. ” -Stacy Malkan

  28. UVB

  29. UVA

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