Problem
Infantilization of women
Other Names:
Social images of women as immatureDiscrimination against mature women
Active prejudice towards larger women
Claim:
Skeletal female models were described by one fashion magazine as "angelic little boys". The first word that comes to mind from those pictures is paedophilia. This extreme body image is not about the liberation of women, but the infantalization of women and the sexual exploitation of children.
Broader Problems:
Cult of youthSocial subjugation of womenReduced images of humannessDiscrimination against womenSubstitution of fantasy for realityElimination of the socio-cultural role of western women Related Problems:
PornographyLow self esteemGender inequalityFear of the human bodyBody dysmorphic disorderSexual molestation of childrenFeminist politicization of choiceFashion-motivated use of animals and plantsMutilation and deformation of the human bodyPatronizing of other communities Strategies:
Countering exploitation of women's imageAffirming motherhoodReducing discrimination against mature womenRejecting immature images of women Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Subject(s):
Biosciences → GrowthSociety → Social
Society → Women
Psychology → Imagery
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Date of last update
08.11.2018 – 03:52 CET