Skin gap

Josephs suggested that this pressure contributed to widespread female body dissatisfaction, leading to depression, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgery.

There are different types of cover-ups women wear including the shayla, al-amira, khimar, chador, niqab and the burqa cover ups.

Josephs wrote that when she became an Orthodox Jew and began dressing modestly, she found that covering up made her feel empowered.

[1] Her article and short video prompted online discussions and were featured on websites such as Glossy and the Nachum Segal radio show.

The choice that they have made to be veiled may be seen from a western perspective as though they are being oppressed, but in reality, many of these women have chosen to be covered up for their own personal reasons.