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03-08-2018, 04:00 PM
I went to a self-esteem workshop for young girls, and this is what I learned
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Like nearly every human on the planet, there are things I wish I could change about myself.
When it comes to physical appearance, I struggle with acne, I have a bump on the bridge of my nose that makes me loathe my side-profile, and there's a 4-inch-long scar across my chest that I spend far too much time and effort trying to hide.
In a society that values and strives for visual perfection, simply existing as a young woman with personal insecurities is particularly challenging. But in the era of Women's Marches and campaigns like #MeToo (https://mashable.com/category/metoo/) and #TimesUp (https://mashable.com/category/times-up/), as women continue to fight for their basic rights, struggling with low self-esteem is downright exhausting. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/07/dove-self-esteem-workshop-international-womens-day/)
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Like nearly every human on the planet, there are things I wish I could change about myself.
When it comes to physical appearance, I struggle with acne, I have a bump on the bridge of my nose that makes me loathe my side-profile, and there's a 4-inch-long scar across my chest that I spend far too much time and effort trying to hide.
In a society that values and strives for visual perfection, simply existing as a young woman with personal insecurities is particularly challenging. But in the era of Women's Marches and campaigns like #MeToo (https://mashable.com/category/metoo/) and #TimesUp (https://mashable.com/category/times-up/), as women continue to fight for their basic rights, struggling with low self-esteem is downright exhausting. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/07/dove-self-esteem-workshop-international-womens-day/)
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