We must all resist the sexualisation of girls

I AM a Leaving Certificate student in Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy, Co Cork.

I am currently researching how the media sexualises young women and it’s an important issue that I think should be brought to your attention, especially those with teenage daughters or anyone connected to teenagers.

From my research, it is clear that the media has sexualised women to a dangerous degree. It seems that through advertising, music videos and magazines, the message from the media is that if your daughter is not beautiful, thin, young, sexy, with style and a clear complexion, then there’s something wrong with her.