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title: "How Virtual Meetings Affect Women's Mental Health"
date: 2026-06-09T09:00:00-04:00
author: Jonese Austin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# How Virtual Meetings Affect Women's Mental Health

We live in an increasingly virtual world shaped by more online classes, online meetings, and even remote work. While some of us may find virtual options beneficial or even empowering, time online can also negatively affect our lives. In this article, psychologists Roxanne Felig and Jamie Goldenberg discuss the toll of virtual meetings when it comes to women’s self-perception, body image, and mental health.

Being exposed to our own image constantly may lead us to self-objectify, meaning to see our own bodies as objects. Research suggests that spending long periods of time on Zoom, in particular, can have this negative effect. We may be less satisfied with our bodies and our self-esteem may decline. Self-objectification can also contribute to mental health conditions such as disordered eating, anxiety, and depression.

We can take steps to protect ourselves from some of the effects of virtual meetings. For instance, when we feel that self-objectification on Zoom affects our mental health negatively, we may choose to turn off self-view. Most important is being conscious of the ways that life online can affect us.

> Researchers investigate self-objectification in experimental studies by having study participants focus on their appearance and then measure cognitive, emotional, behavioral or physiological outcomes. Research has shown that being near a mirror, taking a picture of oneself and feeling that one’s appearance is being evaluated by others all increase self-objectification. When you log in to a virtual meeting, you are essentially doing all of these things at once.

[Read the full article ](https://theconversation.com/staring-at-an-image-of-yourself-on-zoom-has-serious-consequences-for-mental-health-especially-for-women-180384)

SOURCE: The Conversation • AUTHOR: Roxanne Felig and Jamie Goldenberg • LAST UPDATED: April 25, 2022

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## Women's Responses to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Women are changing how they engage online, to protect themselves in the face of threats, surveillance, and other forms of violence.

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Women are changing how they engage online, to protect themselves in the face of threats, surveillance, and other forms of violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/womens-responses-to-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence)

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## United Nations Resources on Digital Violence

UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) initiatives address digital violence in different countries. This interactive resource includes a glossary of key concepts, calls to action, programs, research, and informational materials.

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UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) initiatives address digital violence in different countries. This interactive resource includes a glossary of key concepts, calls to action, programs, research, and informational materials.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/united-nations-resources-on-digital-violence)

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## Online Dating and Hook-Up Safety Tips

The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.

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The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/online-dating-and-hook-up-safety-tips)

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## Measuring the Prevalence of Online Violence against Women

Using clear infographics, this interactive report provides an overview of online violence and how it affects women across 86 countries.

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Using clear infographics, this interactive report provides an overview of online violence and how it affects women across 86 countries.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/measuring-the-prevalence-of-online-violence-against-women)