Plus-Size Models An Increasing Presence In Ads
The term "model" typically evokes the image of a woman who is tall and svelte. But Ashley Graham is not that kind of model. She has curves, dimples and abundant skin. She's a plus-sized model, and she's becoming increasingly visible in the mainstream. She and Gary Dakin, who runs the plus-size division of Ford Models, discuss her career -- and her recent lingerie ad, which stirred controversy when it was rejected by both ABC and FOX.
NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to <EM>Marketplace</EM> correspondent Bob Moon about a new study by Oxfam, the global relief and development agency, that concludes consumer demand for cheaper goods is increasingly compromising labor standards for workers around the world -- particularly women.