Part One

Relevant Articles

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25052432

"These programmes show people being evaluated superficially by others and the media - where the focus is on appearance rather than achievement."

"Female athletes' bodies reflect their incredible physical abilities, which were really valued during the Olympics in London recently, but for women that isn't part of the perceived idea of beauty.

https://togetherband.org/blogs/news/why-are-women-so-insecure

I’d started curating what I wanted it to be, had a logo made, and I posted one thing and I had this amazing warm response.

https://www.seventeen.com/health/news/a45729/girls-get-real-about-their-body-image-insecurities/

there's always someone out there to love that one thing you're most insecure about,

She made me realize that my skin isn't the problem — it was other people's perceptions.

https://keltyeatingdisorders.ca/generalinformation/stories/saras-story/

I had no ability to look toward the future; all I knew was that this ‘behaviour’ was my life.

“I would scream at myself in the mirror not to succumb to the urge, and end up in a puddle of tears on the bathroom floor. ”

Beauty is not a pimple-free face, or a tiny waist, or shiny hair, or any other airbrushed quality we witness daily in the media. It is who you are on the inside.

https://www.chronicpoverty.org/uploads/publication_files/Chapter%204.pdf

The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) estimates that between 100 and 140 million women and girls have undergone some form of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C), and one in five women reports having experienced sexual abuse during childhood.

3 million girls in 28 countries of subSaharan Africa, Egypt and Sudan are at risk of being subjected to FGM/C annually (in UNICEF, 2005).

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/14/women-body-image-anxiety-improve-body-confidence

only 63% of women aged 18-34 and 57% of women aged 35-49 are satisfied with their appearance.

trying to shift the ideal body shape shouldn’t be the ultimate aim anyway – we need to stop judging people by their looks in the first place.

This insistence on valuing and judging women’s bodies first and their careers or personalities second is insidious and powerful.

Women will stop worrying about their looks when society stops telling us that they’re all we’re worth.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/women-social-media-sarah-everard-b923457.html

‘It’s not my fault I don’t feel safe’

Women expected to change their behaviour while responsibility is shifted away from men.

“Yet how strange and inexplicable this would seem if the same instruction – or even a curfew – were issued to men.”

It’s never our fault.”

The solution starts with respecting women,”

https://www.sistahspace.org/

Our mission is to encourage African heritage survivors/victims to report abuse by providing a safe cultural venue for victims to disclose abuse in a confidential environment, and to encourage community integration.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/edp-reporters-share-experiences-after-sarah-everard-disappearance-7821662

It's not just a night time problem

Not one person said a thing.

I’m not naive enough to be shocked anymore

We’ve been raised to be afraid, and we've learnt why

Women have always lived in fear

Safety should be a right, not a privilege

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