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Read some of our stories about body-image, sexual health, and the shame surrounding our bodies, as well as the people confronting and normalising the taboos and stigmas of today - from doctors in the clinic to content creators online.
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Online, in the clinic, and on the air - we talk to some of the professional women who are challenging and changing the conversation around shame and sexual health in South Africa.
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Instagram's all-mighty algorithm is compromised, only showing you "desirable" content and building invisible walls around the rest. We take an in-depth look into the human flaws behind the code, the people affected and how standards of beauty are reinforced through the social media giant's power to broadcast or ban.
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From the background of an eating disorder and relearning to appreciate herself through the art of pole dancing, Ouma Ridard is reclaiming the power over her self-image. Now on a journey to help other women realise their own beauty, Myra Parolis meets with the artist to discusslearning to love your own body, and all thechallenges that come with it
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In the heart of Cape Town, a different kind of modelling agency is flourishing, with a determined agenda to reshape the typical ideas about who gets the spotlight on the runway and in front of the camera. Helen Milligan sits down with a founder to learn more about reshaping the beauty industry from within
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Breaking out of the beauty standards that social media enforces can be hard - So we've done the work and put together a list of creators who deserve the attention, with 20 ways to shake up your online algorithm