Missing White Woman Syndrome and Societal Beauty Standards

Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Columbia Journalism Review for the piece, “The circular reckoning over ‘missing white woman syndrome’.”

Liebler discussed the recent trend with missing women, saying, it “is reflective of the dominant ideology of white supremacy. It’s not just that Gabby Petito was white: she fit societal beauty standards in terms of age, weight, fitness and even hair color.”