Revealed! This is why girls take their hot selfies

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 30 August 2018, 12:31 IST

It all started when cellphones came with the front camera. People love to create memories and what could be more fascinating than taking pictures of your every precious moment.

The new study has revealed why ladies exactly like to pose in front of their phones to get the hottest photo.

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There are many who cannot help taking selfies and also many hates to take one.

Selfies are in fashion. It doesn't really matter if you love them or you hate them, hut they’re constantly evolving with time and in social media.

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For women, it’s always about being seen as sexy hot, sexy or glamorous.

But have you ever wondered WHY?

Well, researchers have figured it out. And the reason is not what you might think.

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Taking hot selfies are ok. However, sharing them on social media platform clearly means that they want people to know about them.

The researcher Khandis Blake from the University of New South Wales says the next time you see a woman adjusting her bikini provocatively with her phone at the ready, don’t think of her as vacuous or a victim.

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“The number one way that psychologists usually look at women’s preoccupation with their appearance is that it happens because of patriarchal pressures — that women live in societies that value their appearance more than their other qualities.

“The argument is usually that when you see sexualisation, you see disempowerment.

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“We then looked at where in the world these things happened most,” Dr Blake explains.

“The number one way that psychologists usually look at women’s preoccupation with their appearance is that it happens because of patriarchal pressures — that women live in societies that value their appearance more than their other qualities.

“The argument is usually that when you see sexualisation, you see disempowerment.

“What we found instead is that women are more likely to invest time and effort into posting sexy selfies online in places where economic inequality is rising, and not in places where men hold more societal power and gender inequality is rife.”