You didn't talk about self-esteem. What you said was this: >There is an absurd amount of pressure on women in this society to be perfect. I think the data sh

You didn't talk about self-esteem. What you said was this: >There is an absurd amount of pressure on women in this society to be perfect. I think the data show precisely the opposite - that women aren't under pressure, at least from men, to be perfect. That was the point of my comment. Actually, in my experience, women are many times more guilty of the things they typically accuse men of than men are (e.g. objectifying the other sex, being judgmental about looks, etc.). Men are under at least as much pressure as women in these regards.