Whether it's models that wear a size 2 or movie stars with exceptional curves, beauty pressures are everywhere. And when young girls find it hard to keep up, low-self-esteem can take over.

Why did we create the Dove Self-Esteem Fund?

• Over 50% of women say their body disgusts them (Dove Internal Study, 2002)
• The body fat of models and actresses portrayed in the media is at least 10% less than that of healthy women (British Medical Association, 2000)
• 6 out of 10 girls think they’d “be happier if they were thinner“ (UK Teen Body Image Survey, Jan 2004)
• While only 19% of teenage girls are “overweight,” 67% think they “need to lose weight” (UK Teen Body Image Survey, Jan 2004)
• Of the 87% of girls who say they are “unhappy with their body,” 9 out of 10 think their mother has “an insecure body image.”  (UK Teen Body Image Survey, Jan 2004)