The feminine beauty ideal is "the socially constructed notion that physical attractiveness is one of the women's most important assets and something all women should strive to achieve and maintain".[1]
Feminine beauty ideals can be rooted in heteronormative beliefs, and they heavily influence women of all sexual orientations. The feminine beauty ideal, which also includes female body shape, vary from culture to culture. The pressure to conform to a certain definition of "beautiful" can have psychological effects, such as depression, eating disorders, and low self-esteem, starting from an adolescent age and continuing into adulthood.
From an evolutionary perspective, some perceptions of feminine beauty ideals correlate with fertility and health.
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