http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-issues/negative-media-images-of-girls-and-teens/

The link posted above is littered with great information as well as links to other greatly informative websites that have all kinds of details about the media's perception on teenage girls and other outlets for girls to go to for support. "Media images have great influence on societal ideals–particularly when it comes to girls and women. Even though females are underrepresented in the media, when they appear, the focus is usually on their looks. For example, less than one-third of speaking roles in children movies are given to females and the majority of female characters are characterized by their physical beauty rather than their personality or intelligence. The sexualization of girls and women, which is the depiction of females as merely valued by their sex appeal, is everywhere in our media and oftentimes these images are electronically altered to increase attractiveness."