According to John Berger, the presence of a woman expresses her own attitude to herself, AND DEFINES WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE TO HER. Her attendance is manifested in her body language, voice, opinions, clothes, chosen surroundings etc. There is nothing she can do that does not contribute to her presence.
The lady (Leonie) in the picture has a very sad story. She explained what happened before to her done by men. Would she been treated like that if she had a handbag, a shiny necklace or cosmetics. Might not, might as well, depends to what degree some men see woman as woman or just an object.
Berger, J. Chapter 3. In: Ways of seeing. London: Penguin. 1972.
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