--- title: Body Image date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/body-image" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Body Image [## Five Stories of Street Harassment](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/seven-stories-street-harassment)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/seven-stories-street-harassment) [![Harassment feature](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/seven-stories-street-harassment) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/seven-stories-street-harassment) [## “No One Warned Her”: The Unexpected Effects of Breast Reconstruction](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction)Read [What does it mean to create a breast that looks and feels “natural”? Are the cosmetic effects of reconstruction being promoted over the health consequences? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [![10283084375 9d09849235 k](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [What does it mean to create a breast that looks and feels “natural”? Are the cosmetic effects of reconstruction being promoted over the health consequences? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [## To Have or Have Not: Breast Reconstruction and "Going Flat"](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat)Read [Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [![Videocapture copy](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAD10lEQVRIiV2WwXLkRgxDAUob/3/lmFu+cr2bxsuBpDSJSyWPx90ESZAg/feff0lCIFBwv4PAYFSS5bJsl+WyLfWz15KEkyQ5Sc4JJAGqz2geiX7rf9/w+T3S/vHxAWtv+f3v3TcXIxjIBkTfM8gWYBnhGMse1MeuIuF1147EDecBiAAmP09kESXFKvfbMnZ7DB3cAxAp1vHi3XA2EfvwEsCkWl7rimXLtjeR/3E/1rFjL0Dye4+0+wtj0DAsCeyyZdkqSRaSH4LWfUeO6fxE0p38XgbatF4Aq60I2Qa5YeiiGveZG/FEEDlePu6cXx8RPEjCIE0EWJ14ZFw1RWOzDKffVprb0hB5n/P9WQeN0cdlkW2C0lhHQUau/vXJ8GBIyB2B7uRbU0ZGygQx9ybjkcsu+RKomntwdVCPaaT0VStIMnfO97iP590fxmOpO7fkS4V8IbComlOuD5cdgQ39lu7kp/QUjaHAkcG0JDRGycClAl3tLFaqoiDHL8ZKwKTo/JSMJCosAJ3gYgDUAAVcIEqRUgqKaq3zWveqxQ2/hgAMFYpUKFRQ2LIU6VIBjGk58pEjpbrkx7okbD0/N/m1Kap+kmuQOg53CcFFtWlFPtbBwYekielEtEtakBv9Ft7sF7mIAmlhaoDIFyat5NKRj32UYwcHYiParOU2b9m3iCRR2wsWJiIetrvHhME+cux/lOMc51AHQvsynncMA3K/+VqdZ6SDV7INLQMn8nHFCTnkJHHlOSe0OINx2zXjqXtpWssftdtaho2NQ4LTaZUf5ZKEGZEqqT/4rvrRVRTbrucZ1J1EAqIqZbu18mh6jXi1c5Rcq2K+q36AhUqWqu/YpaFrpyUWDhbVQy+oBmCCEGudkkoegC9JZHqxcLAzZL2EDE9NDLyV3fgtToUK1SbZwvd1fTWDygztQqlHKLHyzF7eyVdP8WiHH50fqplAtnzX9dUToMup1aYutQGDYimtSx7cHdqP9GJkPRFQ7OH7qi9JYRhF09CeBMfq+R5Ze63YST/ub36EO4LOj90pkpzZaoCquKiKSXfY1rFnCDwbzQS09NLYZXpZM+iu6w9BPN1UV1oxTMzp0nd2VXmnkWbqyGNXrz5CyR2Bug94Sr3AlapTPQNi1/L7UNBK79d6dxbtOIW9m5nvqnvrsAEypmcR1UqYhstnmgyr3T1tvehmZjazjuDqMYuYbNhu04XSU3ejMLv1bn5UTwTbvcPwcGBfOyUySlj0hGy0HmaWnz10V+tuxdd6B6Fn1sqW7tY8pN7cZHq+eNB6S5xN9AHYQNb0xDGTvHe/DuJf1BQfy8MAcRgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [## Vagina Dispatches: What Don't You Know About Your Vulva?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/between-your-womb-and-the-world-vagina-dispatches-to-the-rescue)Read [If you’re not sure what’s between your womb and the world or confuse your vulva with your vagina, Vagina Dispatches will show you the way. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/between-your-womb-and-the-world-vagina-dispatches-to-the-rescue) [If you’re not sure what’s between your womb and the world or confuse your vulva with your vagina, Vagina Dispatches will show you the way. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/between-your-womb-and-the-world-vagina-dispatches-to-the-rescue) [## Fat-Talk Nation: Why Fat Is Still A Feminist Issue](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/fat-talk-nation)Read [The "war on obesity" focuses far too little attention to the harms inflicted on individuals in the name of fighting fat. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/fat-talk-nation) [![C Vf Zo4l VAA Arl0 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[The "war on obesity" focuses far too little attention to the harms inflicted on individuals in the name of fighting fat. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/fat-talk-nation) [## "The Biggest Loser" Study and the Failure of Dieting](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-biggest-loser-and-the-failure-of-dieting)Read [The study confirms what weight researchers have known for a long time: for most people, dieting doesn’t lead to sustained, long-term weight loss. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-biggest-loser-and-the-failure-of-dieting) [![Brain](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAADVElEQVRIiW2WW3atSAxDtwzzn1P/3Flh9YcfFElYLFI5gB+SrEL//vsHICQppCBCkiKIIOSQA4sMHjnlBz/kQyZOZ6ZxkpBWWomSMKozwPw6pB//78p7eRc2+K8wgG8MMqge1wSTOLNIG7fCGWxsmw3vzbrZdE8m/yq74kr4c+Mt35PC9F9BfB/iNsboiK49VVeB98cu3+k5SRdIBcUAGoDwDYOPOWuVJFDj9mfVJtOZ7l9kC2xiYUa6GzKpEgppSFZJSxbInQzArR878eNOUR3EWaKte/npFIOXqoBOOQhOB6TtdD7uJrBxv25sZAihG/urwuqgjpdkDXPuIxufyjEJjOfpUVGTTN059PNSLR3wbB8ulF4aOEQ+qu8OwB3DR9xP7ILN9FjZdk9ydWAbK1yKiRGTdNtG/epXwo170VwVyTNG20S30oNHa2Wlp9t4qHnnfSdgFmBJbwlL9mjUBshqFksTL2Cn3R9H+ZMRfRhk0KrXR5DjJTY4Zs5/mNUxyxVUH+Jps8Tv4mdRdUSVvdhuZcdCv87o2VCgQPVLW/Sk73S3V1UecD+hN50oshUorAtd6EGBLpTHMyFt37oxLoUyhnQ4fIGAJIeJqnTOi2iVQ4wfb1thhdB9anOjN7jGGoMcTKwgLuImcvoNSEaNHVqBZHRXXluf6CZLYR8aOrozFanr3lEvjxiNV+io2bwZo/PPDkhLXroCGV3IhKd2QUiPlW2n1USRgRC3VT6mxgQSpdt5s0t6cziupqgHMaxQGOehxfXfhUiLuxofk+7usnNE57wGF0m6lA+9r61lvyJsiKjQkGNW2bOktAKyfLvueRwkLvJRXmQ6rMxjqEqH1cE4ZSL1djKfNSxxi9JuQiEnCimJVJqwc02q99+bFiIsB0d0uWyuts2xSgVOKXESoUzSUtp9pTcIY4aDFdLoNY/BH6rfTUGEnbI7k1JhZVpJtr1hLN/z2SUjoYI+e4/rhZqOYnVyOCBxdIK0yJo4SGynm+RF6bT7N7RfwMqOYnLgwCmiv0h7HzHIRYl9u7+5NK18J+5wpOlA7eK9yQvc90IgOZc9cMn0NfI3qI9M3dnsOQXUFhMmaWN5Tb2oKIjYz4al+vC+9dQ1pePDWO9MryHu9gfwPx5gJX+0XKTdAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-biggest-loser-and-the-failure-of-dieting) [The study confirms what weight researchers have known for a long time: for most people, dieting doesn’t lead to sustained, long-term weight loss. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-biggest-loser-and-the-failure-of-dieting) [## The Ideal Labia is Your Own: Online Sites Push Back Against "Model" Genitalia](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ideal-labia-is-your-own-online-sites-push-back-against-model-genitalia)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ideal-labia-is-your-own-online-sites-push-back-against-model-genitalia) [![Labia library](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ideal-labia-is-your-own-online-sites-push-back-against-model-genitalia) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ideal-labia-is-your-own-online-sites-push-back-against-model-genitalia) [## What Percentage of Older Women Are Satisfied with Their Body Image? 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