Dove Mirror Case Study

According to a Harvard psychologist, Nancy Etcoff, by examining the campaign she found out that women nowadays describe themselves as beauty on a wider variety of qualities outside of just looks, such as confidence. Through the latest “Dove Real Beauty Sketches” clip, they successfully make most of the women to take home the message being “you are more beautiful than you think.” The launch of the video clip immediately became a hot topic and generated much discussions between the public, both positive or negative. Dove still feels like it needs to play a role in ongoing discussions about beauty and body image.

In contrast to past gender stereotypes, they argue that girls should be strong, independent, and intelligent. Orenstein takes a second wave feminism approach, meaning females are just as capable as males. She references how she commonly writes about feminism and warning parents of a “preoccupation of body and beauty” in order to pull for a change in society (327). The beauty standards give women an impossible set of goals deterring their confidence. In addition to unrealistic standards, Orenstein is alarmed by the growing popularity of princesses because she views them as “retrograde role models” (329).

In many situations authors of these databases witness many times that the mothers are not given a break because they believe their daughters have to stay flawless. According to Cartwright, there have been many situations where mothers are putting a lot of pressure on their daughters to look and act like an adult, as well as teaching them that beauty is what matters most not what's on the inside. She has also witnessed parents chastising their kids for a bad performance, or not looking enthused and flawless. Cartwright also wrote that these pageants could lead to eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and stress.

The reader has one view on the situation and it’s through a woman's eyes and how she experienced trying to be a successful woman despite everything telling her she couldn’t. Her take on what society calls a woman to be is true, we see this through the example of young girls having to buy pink things and boys getting toys that are “masculine”. Someone can read her article and agree with her on a woman being ambitious and wanting that leadership role; it is not something to be ashamed of and as a person,not just a woman, it’s okay to go after that

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Each of them had their own specific insecurities that they were not really proud of. Their daughters were asked the same question and came out with the same responses. Dove draws the attention to young girls who aren’t confident enough in themselves. Not only do the young girls lack confidence, but so do women, in this case, their mothers. Dove tries to prove to most of the female audience that “confidence is contagious.”

Instead, Angelou talks about another quality she has that many may not be seen as a desirable characteristic in a woman as it almost a way of asserting dominance but which allows her to get what she wants without having to withstand being held as a doormat for those who may be thought of as superior to her; this quality is confidence. Her confidence is portrayed in this poem through the ways she describes herself, 'The span of my hips' infers to the reader that she is aware she is not 'built to suit a fashion model's size' but that she is happy with her body and knows that she can still be sexy without being the way others may want her to be. In a way, she describes herself as though she is an expression of womanliness and what she deems to be acceptable rather than feeling the need to change herself to fit others' ideas of what a woman should

Women now put them selves down because they do not think about their inner beauty they only listen to what other people may say about them. This poem really explains how to have confidence in your self no matter how you look. In each stanza her confidence is shown by her inner strength through symbolism, tone, and imagery. Angelou expresses how to be a confident woman through symbolism.

Even though she divorced her husband and lost her title as “princess”, she was still able to make the world a better place. Throughout the world Diana was favored due to her ability to connect with people and always stay true to herself. She reflected the 2020 Grad to Grad profile by exemplifying the traits of acting with love, trust, vision, commitment to justice, influence, and maturity. Diana was a great leader in bringing to light unnoticed issues, helping those in under developed countries, and acting on what she believed was the right thing to

Psychological Effect: Self-confidence and Self-esteem According to Greenberg (2013), approximately 20% of the girls between the age of 8 and 18 who are using makeup say that they felt unappealing and undesirable without wearing makeup. And as a result of the survey she conducted, girls are wearing or using makeup in early age. They are also influenced by their celebrity idols, other people in TV shows and by the people in the environment they belonged. It says that women are more comfortable going out and socializing when they are wearing makeups.

The most concerning aspects of this show is that, at such a young age, children are being taught to live up to the “perfect” status. Airing this show on TV is merely an effort to teach the viewer how to be a successful girl, rather than a successful person. It is consistently seen through every episode, breakdowns of young girls who are not achieving the judge’s “perfect” look. TLC released an episode containing a 3-year-old dressing up as a prostitute from the movie Pretty Women (Henson). If the media is advertising these concepts and parents are supporting them, it only further influences women to act this way, since they were led to believe that it was the norm.

Also, when there are no other promotions happening, Olay will encourage women of all ages, not just technology savvy millennials, to (virtually) join the discussion regarding what makes them “best beautiful”, and how even an invigorating shower can not only give them supple and healthy skin, but also help them take on what the day holds. Since social media has made it easy for people to follow their celebrity icons, it ultimately promotes unattainable lifestyles, body shapes, and materialism. Olay should instead use this brand-driven channel to generate consumer content, spread positivity and empowerment. The goal here is to increase brand awareness of Olay, and make the brand more engaging. Messages should include empowering stories and celebratory daily rituals and routines (i.e. a refreshing shower).

According to Ms. Deere this rule just doesn 't make sense all of the time. Sometimes a dramatic, and fun look is wanted. Bold with bold can help bring out a woman 's best. She believes this look can create a “happy heart”. She encourages women to break the “only one bold at a time” rule and display their true self.

The media has even begun to promote body positivity, self love, and more gender neutral representation of women. Television shows such as “Orange is the New Black” and “The Fosters” help defy the stereotype of heterosexuality that young women are exposed to, allowing LGBT women to feel less ostracized due to their lack of presence in the media. Functionalism is working to tear down the ideological walls that surround binary gender identity. Now more than ever women are rising up against the status quo and are establishing themselves as the head of their household, earning higher wages, and choosing not to have children. For the first time in history male homemakers are becoming prevalent, and

and that “Her life will be better because of me." Also, Cher proudly says, "What, [because] I 'm devoting myself so generously to someone else?" Emma also correspondingly claims to “take notice of her; improve her; detach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce her to good society." Emma subconsciously knows that Harriet is not bright and aspires only "to be guided by any one she looked up to. " She is therefore deemed as the perfect oblivious specimen for Emma to manage.