The battle of the women in western cultures

"The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of female beauty have come to weigh upon us...During the past decade, women breached the power structure; meanwhile, eating disorders rose exponentially and cosmetic surgery became the fastest-growing specialty"

Naomi Wolf:
The Beauty Myth : How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

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