When my sister and I decided to do the IronGirl triathlon, we did not consider ourselves athletes. We had never done any sort of endurance activity, and we definitely had never trained for anything like this. You might even call us nerds. But we were committed to doing it, so we gave ourselves nine months to get ready.
Today the National Organization for Women opens its 2010 National NOW Conference at a critical time for women’s rights. Hundreds of feminist leaders and activists have gathered in Boston, Mass., to share information, ideas and strategies for addressing the huge challenges before us.
Below are my remarks for a group of high school students on self-esteem issues for young women as they relate to NOW Foundation’s Love Your Body Campaign – enjoy!
If we as a nation are getting heavier, then models don’t need to be all that thin to embody the “rarefied world of perfection” that designers want to portray.
Most of these outfits look like a cheap version of Victoria’s Secret lingerie, yet they cost the same amount of money. The costume industry was even thoughtful enough to create doggie versions of sexy Halloween getups, so now your pooch also has an opportunity to strut her stuff.