Cause and Effect How the Media You Consume Can Change Your Life

THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE MEDIA HAS CAUSE HOW THE MEDIA SERIOUS LONG-TERM EFFECTS. HERE, WE EXPLORE HOW YOU CONSUME CAN CHANGE EFFECT YOUR LIFE THE MEDIA INFLUENCES YOUNG WOMEN'S SELF-IMAGE, AND THE DIRECT EFFECT THIS HAS ON THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND HOW WE CAN ALL MAKE CHOICES TO START CHANGING THE FUTURE. MEDIA INFLUENCE 80% OF CHARACTERS 56% WITH JOBS IN G-RATED FILMS ARE MALE 71,546 OF TV COMMERCIALS AIMED AT FEMALE VIEWERS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF USE BEAUTY OF THE 20% COMMERCIALS AS A PRODUCT APPEAL THAT ARE FEMALE, ALMOST NONE ARE CEOS, 12 THE AVERAGE U.S. GIRL LAWYERS OR POLITICIANS HAS SEEN BY THE AGE OF 17 WEEKLY MEDIA CONSUMPTION FOR A U.S. TEENAGER HOURS TWENTY YEARS AGO, THE AVERAGE FASHION MODEL WEIGHED 8% LESS 313 THAN THE AVERAGE WOMAN. TODAY THAT NUMBER IS 23%5 10 THAT'S 10 HOURS EVERY DAY & 45 MINUTES SELF-IMAGE ÎÎÎ 317% 48% WISH OUT OF 4 ADMIT TO STARVING TEENAGE GIRLS FEEL THEMSELVES DEPRESSED, GUILTY & SHAMEFUL THEY WERE AS TO LOSE WEIGHT SHINY AFTER SPENDING AS MODELS LEAFING THROUGH A INCREASE IN COSMETIC PROCEDURES FASHION MAGAZINE AGE 18 AND YOUNGER FROM 1997 TO 2007 GIRLS 2:1 BOYS CLINICALLY DEPRESSED 300% COSMETIC LEADERSHIP SURGERY 400% 21% OF GIRLS BELIEVE THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES LIPOSUCTIONS O TO BE A LEADER БО0% BREAST 44% OF 8-YEAR-OLD GIRLS WANT TO BE LEADERS. B IS THE PEAK AGE FOR GIRLS' LEADERSHIP AMBITIONS. AUGMENTATIONS 18% OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP 17% POLITICS 11% MILITARY POSITIONS ARE HELD BY WOMEN 16% BUSINESS 18% LAW 21% NON-PROFIT 16% FILM & TV 12% SPORTS 23%. ACADEMIA 64% OF BUSINESS WOMEN SEE THE ABSENCE OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS 17% OF CONGRESS AS A BARRIER TO IS FEMALE THEIR DEVELOPMENT DESPITE THIS.. TEENAGE GIRLS HAVE 9 OF 10 NOT REJECTED THE IDEA OF BEING LEADERS WANT TO BE LEADERS BECAUSE 67% 6t7. THEY WANT TO HELP PEOFLE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS 57% ARE WOMEN THERE IS HOPE НОРЕ. WE CAN MAKE CHOICES TO RISE ABOVE THE STATS GET HEALTHY IT'S NOT ABOUT DIETING, IT'S ABOUT A LIFESTYLE SHIFT, BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR MEDIA CONSUMPTION, ONLINE AND OFF • TAKE A BREAK FROM THE MEDIA YOU CONSUME FOCUS ON ACHIEVEMENT OVER APPEARANCE VALUE BE A ROLE YOURSELF FIND WHAT MAKES MODEL YOU HAPPY APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONIFY THE UNIQUENESS CHARACTERISTICS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR HOPE TO SEE IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORLD AROUND YOU BE A MENTOR TO OTHERS GET INVOLVED VOLUNTEER IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY BOYCOTT HARMFUL MEDIA • USE YOUR VOICE TO CREATE CHANGE, ONLINE AND OFF YOUR VOICE COUNTSI BE A LEADER DON'T BE AFRAID TO STEP INTO LEADERSHIP ROLES ENCOURAGE AND INVEST IN THE LEADERSHIP OF OTHER WOMEN REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE THE LEAD CHARACTER IN THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE MISS REPRESENTATION.ORG LOVESOCIAL WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CHANGE THE STATS? SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH US! GREPRESENTPLEDGE HOURS HOURS DO HOURS MINUTES