Monday, 27 February 2012
Friday, 9 December 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Body Image and Self Confidence
So this is Love Your Body week. Not always an easy thing, huh? What do we base our body images on? I think it's probably safe to say that we all agree it's important for one's mental state to have a healthy self-image, but how do we work on improving our confidence? DO we work to improve it at all?
In the meeting today we discussed how external influences affect us. We talked a lot about media (of course), but also discussed how our friends and family are influential. If you're constantly hanging out with someone who has poor self-esteem, that's going to rub off on you. I know my mother, sister, pre-teen sister, and grandmothers have always been really concerned about their weights - even though most of them are healthy and really great looking - and that's changed how I would view myself. There's yet another reason to encourage each other! Personal benefit.
Obviously we'll never be completely happy with our appearences, but it really is important to gain a healthy level of confidence.
In the meeting today we discussed how external influences affect us. We talked a lot about media (of course), but also discussed how our friends and family are influential. If you're constantly hanging out with someone who has poor self-esteem, that's going to rub off on you. I know my mother, sister, pre-teen sister, and grandmothers have always been really concerned about their weights - even though most of them are healthy and really great looking - and that's changed how I would view myself. There's yet another reason to encourage each other! Personal benefit.
Obviously we'll never be completely happy with our appearences, but it really is important to gain a healthy level of confidence.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Dove Pro-age Campaign, Axe Effect
Do take them with a grain of salt, they are advertisements, but...
Meeting Summary 9.22
Hey D.F.,
Last Thursday we had a constructive meeting about our personal definitions of Feminism. Some of the thoughts that came up and questions asked were:
Are we over Feminism? Is it no longer relevant?
"Women have gained the right to do as much as men, just not as little."
What are YOUR personal stereotypes?
How do we play into cultural archetypes? How do we find ourselves? It's okay to fit typecasts, we just need to be conscious of our decisions and why we're making them.
How have we personally experienced Feminism?
Last Thursday we had a constructive meeting about our personal definitions of Feminism. Some of the thoughts that came up and questions asked were:
Are we over Feminism? Is it no longer relevant?
"Women have gained the right to do as much as men, just not as little."
What are YOUR personal stereotypes?
How do we play into cultural archetypes? How do we find ourselves? It's okay to fit typecasts, we just need to be conscious of our decisions and why we're making them.
How have we personally experienced Feminism?
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Meeting
Hey all!
Just a reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow during common hour! 11:30 AM, 4th flour
of Slayter - be there! :)
Have a lovely evening of homework!
Steph
Just a reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow during common hour! 11:30 AM, 4th flour
of Slayter - be there! :)
Have a lovely evening of homework!
Steph
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Updates
Dear Denison Feminists,
our first meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, September 15th! We will be meeting at 11:30 AM in the Women's Resource Center (now on the 4th floor of Slayter). Please come if you are able :)
Also! Please note that our movie night has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 29th! We'll be watching "Legally Blonde" in the viewing room of the library at 7:00 PM, with discussion following.
Thanks all,
Steph
our first meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, September 15th! We will be meeting at 11:30 AM in the Women's Resource Center (now on the 4th floor of Slayter). Please come if you are able :)
Also! Please note that our movie night has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 29th! We'll be watching "Legally Blonde" in the viewing room of the library at 7:00 PM, with discussion following.
Thanks all,
Steph
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