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3 Sites in Media Pressures

About-Face: Facts on the Media

Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance.

http://www.about-face.org/r/facts/media.shtml
Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo

Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1388
The Focus on Beauty

This site examines the depiction of female beauty in the media. The intent is to demonstrate how the media negatively impacts women's views of themselves, often leading to low self-esteem and other problems.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/peaceandloveinc/