Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you
Meaghan Ramsey: Zergatik itxusia zarela pentsatzea txarra den zuretzat.
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. Full bio
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one-year-olds do,
too-fast-for-my-legs kind of way.
things to do at the moment
herself these big, wet kisses.
tells me that I used to do this,
the way that we look?
lives in Denver.
be liked and to fit in.
she's a bit confused because
that she's ugly.
tells her and what her friends
She posts it to YouTube
a comment:
over 13,000 comments.
bear thinking about.
teenage girl receiving this feedback
times in her life.
and available at all times,
sharing, posting —
in their bedroom every night.
with that are relentless.
our kids to value themselves
hard to tell the difference between.
between what's authentic
what's normal in the context of everyday.
that are covering the newsfeeds
stereotyping and flagrant objectification
benchmarking themselves against.
of superhero-like sports stars
well balanced individuals.
training our kids
their appearance
of their identities.
of their physical abilities,
something because they don't
development as humans
the workforce.
three teenagers, are withdrawing
way that they look.
you actually weigh.
you actually look.
academic achievement.
do less physical activity,
practices
that they take more risks
unprotected, earlier sex;
pressure on our healthcare systems
dollars every year.
about the way that they look.
to do this.
that the best programs
friends and relationships.
one another
our own circles.
to her not being a looker.
for the types of pictures
their effort
this culture of ours
whole selves,
making a real difference
who they are
for someone in your life.
a couple of seats away
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocateMeaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.
Why you should listen
Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.
With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.
Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.
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