News tagged with fashion magazine

My fair physicist? Feminine math, science role models do not motivate girls

(Phys.org) -- Women who excel in male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields are often unjustly stereotyped as unfeminine.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Study shows why people read magazines featuring envy-inspiring models

New research reveals why people read fitness and fashion magazines featuring photos of impossibly thin or muscular models -- models whose appearance highlight the readers' own flaws.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why do grotesque fashion ads lure consumers?

Women's fashion magazines are chock full of ads, some featuring bizarre and grotesque images. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, these ads are effective at grabbing consumers' attention.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Canadian model unmasks blog tormentor

A Canadian model has won a landmark case in a New York court after Google was forced to disclose the online identity of a blogger who anonymously posted derogatory comments about the Vogue covergirl.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Study finds young women's satisfaction with own body image suffers after viewing ultra-thin TV characters

For 10 television seasons Friends was a top-rated feel-good sitcom, which, thanks to syndication now enjoys eternal life. But could something so good actually make people feel bad? Ryerson University researchers think it ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0