presentation question week 5

What is it about our culture that has led mainly women to the belief that our physical appearance and attributes are more important than anything else in many cases? Women go to great lengths to have plastic surgery because our society tells them that bags under eyes and wrinkles on their face are defining pieces of who they are. As Debra Gimlin talks about in her article, women are supposed to be independent and support change and advancement for themselves, yet at the same time still are held to the standard that appearance is more important than anything. Why is our society still at this point?