Article #2: “Society's Pressure to be Perfect”
Author Gloria Danom informs the reader that our youth today is pressured to feel a certain way, and to act a certain way. She explains that teenagers, primarily female, feel pressured to meet today's high beauty standards. “As if maintaining the perfect body wasn’t hard enough our culture also forces girls in to the forever expanding world of make up. When young girls start to experiment with makeup, usually in middle school or early …show more content…
The objectification of women in recent years has caused many problems. A recent study by the National Report on the State of Self-Esteem revealed that “7 in 10 girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with family and friends,” (Riehle). Also, 74 percent of women say they are under pressure to please everyone, revealed by a recent study by Girls Ink. The way society has shape woman to all look the same is unfair and