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When are advertisers going to pay attention to single women?

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Maureen Paraventi

They should. There are a lot of us. Since the dawn of advertising, marketing strategies aimed at female consumers have had two goals: to convince them that the products being advertised would 1) help them get a man or 2) … Continue reading →

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What’s your idea of pretty?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Maureen Paraventi

I was talking to a college teacher yesterday. As an experiment, she had her students list the attributes of someone who would be considered “pretty.” The consensus they came up with: white, slim and blonde. With big breasts. What’s interesting … Continue reading →

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Putting it out there

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Maureen Paraventi

I’ve got a task for you. I want you to use your smartphone or your computer to make a video of yourself, in order to show the world an amazing, capable, attractive, well-balanced individual WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE SINGLE. … Continue reading →

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