Did you know that despite the major gender equality progress we’ve made over the years, there are still many who believe that women are lesser than men? The media and the beauty industry are best known for portraying gender stereotypes that create self-doubt in women.

In this episode of It’s Your Platform, it’s all about gender inequality and how it creates self-doubt and self-esteem issues in women. Remember, the notion that women are weak is the reason why they develop self-doubt and self-esteem in the first place.

Listen in to learn the power that you hold as a woman to conquer the world without doubting yourself because you’re already good enough.

What You Will Learn:

• [0:50] Remember there was a time when women were to be seen and not heard, plus today’s unrealistic beauty standards and the negative impact of gender stereotypes.
• [2:01] How women are judged differently in several aspects which results in self-doubt.
• [3:27] How the media and the beauty industry destroy women’s self-confidence and feed into self-doubt by objectifying them as sensual beings and ‘eye-candy’ for others.
• [4:33] Be strong and step out of the self-doubt chains because you are good enough to truly live and show the gifts you can provide the world.

Quotes:

• “Society is not a fair place and it never will be. You have a choice, you can either let it run your life, or you can go off-script and write your own story.” [4:50]
• “If you want to finally break free from the self-doubt chains, then go ahead and take that first leap.” [5:25]