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Living Better in San Diego - Author Eliza VanCort discusses her book "A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space" and the "Barbie" movie

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The "Barbie" movie is now in theaters, a rare film that's created by women almost exclusively for women, a group that is rarely targeted by Hollywood, and Eliza VanCort, author of A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard, claims that this movie is a truly feminist take on the classic image of Barbie, showing women everywhere that we should have choice. Whether we wear makeup and care about fashion or not, we deserve to be taken seriously.

Author Eliza VanCort discusses what it means to claim space and what true empowerment looks like, as well as why she believes the "Barbie" movie has the potential to make a big impact on women's self-esteem.