The Dove Movement for Self-Esteem has been launched as an initiative to support positive self-esteem in girls and women so they can reach their full personal potential. When I was 13, I remember being a naiive girl who had just switched from a private school to a public middle school. Everyone knew everybody else except for me and a few others that followed my route as well. I remember being so insecure over a small pimple to where I would cover my face all day and avoid anybody so they wouldn’t notice. That’s silly. Something as small as pimples are so common that I should never have been so insecure. So, realizing how I felt at 13, we joined the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem.
Imagine a world
. . . where every girl grows up with the self-esteem she needs to reach her full potential.
. . . where every woman enjoys feeling confident in her own beauty.
. . . where we all help to build self-esteem in the people we love most.
Dove is committed to building positive self-esteem and inspiring all women and girls to reach their full potential by caring for themselves and each other — but we need your help.
We’re building a movement in which women everywhere have the tools to take action and inspire each other and the girls in their lives. It could be as simple as sending a word of encouragement to a girl in your life or supporting self-esteem education in your town. From mentoring the next generation to celebrating real beauty in ourselves and others, we can open a world of possibilities for women and girls everywhere.
Will you join us? What do you wish you’d known at 13?