Essay Gender Studies
Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences

Dying to Be ‘Feminine’: How Did I Get Rid of Body Dissatisfaction and Thrive?

I wrote this research essay for my first year of the Laidlaw program. In this essay, I use myself as an example to illustrate the body dissatisfaction I encountered when I constructed my feminine identities in my teenage years and how I managed to get rid of the body dissatisfaction.
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WEI Ke (Sarah)
Student researcher, HKU
Dying to Be ‘Feminine’: How Did I Get Rid of Body Dissatisfaction and Thrive?
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Go to the profile of WEI Ke (Sarah)
WEI Ke (Sarah)
Student researcher, HKU

Hello everyone! This is Sarah. I graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 2025 July and start my professional journey in actuarial science based in Hong Kong. The laidlaw scholar experience in Mexico is a very valuable opportunity for me to meet new friends from different cultural background and really learn to contribute to the world. I do appreciate connecting with people. Please PM me if you want to have a new friend in Hong Kong!

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