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Discriminatory beauty standards carry health costs for women of color
Original: Discriminatory beauty standards have health costs for women of color
The American Public Health Association is highlighting how discriminatory beauty standards impose real health costs on women of color. The discussion links societal pressures around appearance to physical and mental health harms, arguing that bias embedded in beauty norms is a public health issue rather than a purely cosmetic or cultural one.
Why now: A leading public health body is reframing beauty standards as a health equity concern, prompting discussion about racial bias in health outcomes.
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- Discriminatory beauty standards have health costs for women of color · American Public Health Association
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