Women and Advertising

Women have come a long way in the past half century towards gaining equality with men, but it seems they still have quite a ways to go. After looking at the ads in class last Thursday, the obvious theme was women using their body and looks to sell products. I think that a lot of men (not all) see these images and conclude that women are just objects for us to look at. On the other hand, women look at these ads and feel pressured to look like the perfect models they see. In the past decade, I personally have not seen much change in this practice of objectifying women in ads. If anything, it seems more prevalent today. This must change in order for women to get the respect they deserve.