Vague cocktail of woman empowerment & hypocrisy

Sunil Rajguru

Exhibit A: The fashion industry

This industry is quite notorious for its treatment of female models. In some cases girls as young as 13 enter it and are exposed to the stresses and strains. The focus is on being thin and tall. That’'s it.

One American survey showed that despite being thin, about two-thirds models were told to lose weight.

The same survey saw two-thirds of models saying that they suffered from depression or anxiety.

It is an exploitative industry where the burn-out rate is quite high. The standard of the fashion industry is artificial and out of touch with the reality of the common woman.

Image: Models walk the ramp displaying the collection of designer Narendra Kumar during Lakme Fashion Week/ PTI