Epstein case: 'The beauty of young women operates as a marker of status.'
- Posted on March 3, 2026
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Epstein case: 'The beauty of young women operates as a marker of status.'

OP-ED. American sociologist Ashley Mears, a former model, explains in an op-ed that the normalized presence of women alongside wealthy men provides them with 'a form of capital that wealthy men can mobilize to build ties among themselves.'