Association of Women's Studies

Ms. Magazine | Out-of-Body Image | spring 2008
Out-of-Body ImageSelf-objectification-seeing ourselves through others’ eyes-impairs women’s body image, mental health, motor skills and even sex lives

By Caroline Heldman

girls are taught: your body is a project that needs work before you can attract others. Boys are taught: your body is a tool to master the environment.

I learned early a basic truth that I repeat to my students and my mentees every chance I get: the acid test of a man who claims the mantle of feminism (whether he calls himself a feminist or a “feminist ally” isn’t particularly relevant) is not how only how he treats women, but how he [...]

Amanda at Pandagon linked last week to this summary of a study from the journal Sex Roles, reporting that college-aged women spent considerably less time playing video games than their male counterparts. No surprise there, but the key explanation for the discrepancy is chilling:

“Our findings suggest that one reason women play fewer games than men [...]

Hugo Schwyzer has a great article on the ways men use to deflect feminist anger:

There’s a conscious purpose to this sort of behavior. Joking about getting beaten up (or putting on the football helmet) sends a message to young women in the classroom: “Tone it down. Take care of the men and their [...]

Read the article here.