Great poster presentation! The graphs were very informative and helpful! I wonder how the results would have varied if all nationalities of Latin America were included.
Thank you! I would like to continue exploring colorism, body image, and eating behaviors across Latin America. We collected our data in Bolivia, but it would be interesting to expand the project to other countries or even compare different regions within Bolivia.
Dr. Hansen-Brown
2 years ago
Fascinating! Why do you think you saw such a large gender difference in preferring lighter skin?
Thank you for your question! I believe that gender expectations placed on females have a large role in this. While there are certainly physical appearance-related expectations placed on males, I think the longstanding history of focusing on female’s looks makes females feel as if they are held to a higher standard. I would love to continue this line of work and include more qualitative questions to learn more information.
Thank you for sharing your research and presenting at NEPA!
Thank you!
Great poster presentation! The graphs were very informative and helpful! I wonder how the results would have varied if all nationalities of Latin America were included.
Thank you! I would like to continue exploring colorism, body image, and eating behaviors across Latin America. We collected our data in Bolivia, but it would be interesting to expand the project to other countries or even compare different regions within Bolivia.
Fascinating! Why do you think you saw such a large gender difference in preferring lighter skin?
Thank you for your question! I believe that gender expectations placed on females have a large role in this. While there are certainly physical appearance-related expectations placed on males, I think the longstanding history of focusing on female’s looks makes females feel as if they are held to a higher standard. I would love to continue this line of work and include more qualitative questions to learn more information.
Samantha is a motivated UG
Thank you Dr. Ray!