I believe that the image of the American woman has changed drastically over the past years. Now more than ever, women are excelling in the political, corporate, educational, athletic world, etc. Why then, we might ask, are divorce rates and stress levels mounting while the number of happy women in our country swiftly declines?
“Each year since 1972, the United States General Social Survey has asked men and women: "How happy are you, on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being very happy, and 1 being not too happy?" Since 1972, women's overall level of happiness has dropped, both relative to where they were forty years ago, and relative to men. You find this drop in happiness in women regardless of whether they have kids, how many kids they have, how much money they make, how healthy they are, what job they hold, whether they are married, single or divorced, how old they are, or what race they are.”
From what I have observed, women today are expected to have it all together. In my photo, I tried to depict the idea of the modern American woman- a woman of veiled conflict. My model is dressed in an attractive outfit, emphasizing the importance of the exterior in today’s society. Tension is highlighted through the use of an unusual camera angle and strong diagonals.
The book (representative of education/ corporate rank) hides an American woman who might not have it all together.
