The following contribution is of a friend of mine whose name is Mellisa Trouyet Camil. She is part of the Dove Self-Esteem Fund.

Did you know that...

Only two percent of thousands of women from 10 countries around the
world consider themselves beautiful?

Looking at fashion magazines for just three minutes lowers the self-
esteem of over 80% of women?

6 out of 10 teenage girls think they’d be happier if they were thinner?
While only 19% of teenage girls are “overweight”, 67% think they need
to “loose weight”?

The body fat of models and actresses portrayed in the media is at
least 10% less than that of healthy women?

Most women agree that there is more pressure today to “look a certain
way” than there was in our parents' generation?

The incidence of eating disorders is increasing at an alarming rate?

When women are asked what they fear most in life, most will cite the
possibility of gaining weight?

Young people are exposed to an average of 1000 advertisements a day?

The majority of the ads we see have been somehow altered using
retouching technology to erase and minimize imperfections?

What is the effect of living in a global society that consistently
bombards us with narrow definitions of what it means to be beautiful? The
effect
of these trends is that too many girls develop low self-esteem from
hang ups about looks and consequently fail to reach their full
potential in later life.

That is why we created the Dove Self-Esteem Fund as an agent of
change to educate and inspire girls on a wider definition of beauty.
Committed to reaching 5 million young women by the end of 2010, the
Dove Self-Esteem Fund invites you to play a role in supporting and
promoting a wider definition of beauty. Please visit:

www.porlabellezareal.com.mx

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