Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being

In our research, one-third of women experienced sexual objectification at least once. From shutterstock.comHow does a woman feel when a man wolf-whistles at her from across the street? Or when a male coworker gives her body a fleeting once-over before looking her in the eye? These examples may seem relatively innocent to some, but our research has found they can have negative consequences for women’s emotional well-being. We asked women to record any incidents of sexual objectification on a smartphone app, alongside rating their feelings several times each day for a week. When women experienced sexual objectification, in many cases it led them to scrutinise their physical appearance, which negatively impacted their emotional well-being. Read more: Hey, sexy: objectifying catcalls occur

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