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Sep 2021
45m 54s

Eating Disorders and Gender (In)equality...

MEEDA
About this episode

In this episode, MEEDA receives special guest Elissa Freiha.

Elissa Freiha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Communications from the American University of Paris, the city in which she was born and raised. An Emirati of Lebanese and American descent, Elissa is an entrepreneur, investor, public speaker, women’s rights advocate and founder of Womena, a global media company dedicated to sharing stories that inspire change by creating the region’s most compelling female-focused content.

With Elissa, we discussed gender inequality in the ME, the link between gender inequality and body dissatisfaction - and by extent, eating disorders. We also talked about Elissa's tools to become more educated on media and messaging, and take a step back from triggering content online. Elissa also recommends to read this book to anyone who wants to know more about cultural influences on eating and exercising beliefs.

To find out more about Elissa and her work at Womena please follow @womena and @freiha

Please reach out with your questions, suggestions and feedback via media@meeda.me. For your free 15 mins assessment, please visit meeda.me/contacts


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