11. mai 2016

64% of the models have been asked to lose weight by their model agency.

Many girls and women look up to models.  But look at this:
Here are some statistics from the Model Alliance that may help us all to update our outdated sense of the ‘elite’ world of modeling:
  • 69% have anxiety and/or depression.
  • 55% begin their careers between the ages of 13-16.
  • 52% of the time, parents and guardians do not accompany their children to castings and jobs.
  • 64% have been asked to lose weight by their agency.
  • 77% have been exposed to alcohol and drugs on the job.
  • 51% exposed to cocaine on the job.
  • 49% apply extreme restrictive behaviors over short periods to lose weight.
  • 30% have active eating disorders.
  • 30% lack any health insurance coverage.
  • 87% asked to change nude at a job or casting without advance notice.
  • 28% pressured to have sex with someone at work.
  • 30% experience inappropriate touching.
  • 30% felt they could tell their agency of the harassment and even then,
  • 66% of agents didn’t see any problem with the situation/event in question
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  • Found here:http://www.youreatopia.com/blog/2015/12/23/demanding-doctors-notes-wont-work-models-in-france 
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