Spain tells women: Don’t worry about body image on the beach

Spain’s Equality Ministry has launched a summer campaign (Alamy/PA)

Spain’s government has a message for women who are uncomfortable about their bodies when they wear bathing costumes: Don’t be.

The government’s Equality Ministry launched a summer campaign on Thursday encouraging women to reject “stereotypes” and “aesthetical violence” — a reference to social pressure some women feel to conform to beauty ideals.