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New research from Dove exposes a universal
truth: Women are hiding from the Camera and from their own beauty
Mumbai July 18, 2013: A new study by
Dove reveals that Indian women are missing out on some of life’s most memorable
moments because they are not happy with the way they look. A sense of anxiety about their appearance
prevents them from capturing precious memories on camera, including those of their
own wedding or the birth of their child or special family holidays.
In a global survey conducted in February 2013, 3 out of 4
Indian women interviewed, felt that they are not beautiful. 69% of women from
the subcontinent admitted to being camera shy, citing that they often feel
self-conscious or uncomfortable having their photo taken because they do not
feel they are beautiful.
Dove is committed to creating a world where beauty is a
source of confidence, not anxiety. In response to the survey findings, Dove created
a short film, Camera
Shy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGngKsEm6CM
to raise the question about why adult women hide from the camera, but loved the
camera when they were little girls.
Women should feel confident to smile for their next photo, so they do
not lose out on capturing their precious memories. Dove encourages women to
celebrate their own beauty with tips to help them “say goodbye to being camera
shy.”
“We know that women are very self-critical when it comes
to their looks and that this can have an impact on self-esteem, confidence and
happiness,” said
Mr.
Srinandan Sundaram, General Manager, Haircare, Hindustan Unilever Limited. “This
study shows that women, who are their own worst beauty critic, have anxiety
that stops them from feeling confident in front of the camera and causes them
to miss out on capturing important moments in their lives. We want that to
change.”
Women struggle to see the beauty in themselves. Dove
wants to inspire women to reconsider their beauty and recognize that they are
more beautiful than they think. Encouraging women and the next generation
to develop a positive relationship with beauty can help raise their self-esteem
and thereby enable them to realize their full potential.
Girls mirror their mother’s behavior about beauty,
confidence and self-esteem. It is important that mothers recognize the beauty
in themselves and set positive examples for their daughters.
Dove wants to remind women to recapture the feeling they
had when they were young and fearless in front of the camera, embrace their own
beauty without reservation and pass those lessons on to a girl in her life. The
brand has set a global goal of reaching 15 million young lives with self-esteem
programming by the end of 2015 and has reached 11 million so far. Together we can create a world where beauty
is a source of confidence, not anxiety for women and girls of all ages.
Beauty anxiety is the main reason why
women are camera shy.
• More than half of women (44%) admitted that
worrying how they will look is likely to have a negative impact on how they
feel in front of the camera
• 62% of women say having their photo taken/uploaded
makes them more anxious about their looks than if they were speaking in public
(48%), going on a first date (32%) or going to a job interview (41%)
• 40% of women admit they started to become more
camera shy between the ages of 11 – 20 years of age
• 34% of women are more camera shy now compared to 10
years ago
• Out of the 69% of women who are camera shy, 21%
have said ‘no’ and stopped friends/family from taking a photo, while 12% have
hidden behind someone or something and 11% hide their face
Women are missing out on capturing
memories.
• 59% of women have destroyed photos of themselves
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Digital photos are even more likely to be
destroyed than printed copies (46% vs 23%)
• 29% of women do not have photos of a
once-in-a-lifetime vacation, 25% of their wedding day and 29% of the birth of a
child
• Nearly 4 out of 10 (38%) have stopped photos being
taken or later destroyed photos of a beach holiday, a significant party with
friends/family and even their own graduations
Digital photos are increasing women's
sense of camera shyness.
• Being tagged in a photo on a social network causes
more than half of women to feel more anxious about the way they look
• Almost half (41%) have de-tagged, deleted or
removed a photo of themselves
• 35% have done something to a photo of themselves to
enhance their looks before posting it online
Dove Wants All Women to Celebrate
Their Own Beauty
Dove research confirms that women are their own
worst beauty critics and will actively avoid situations when their appearance
is brought into the spotlight, such as having their photo taken. When
confronted with a photo of themselves over 35% of women only saw the negative,
considering themselves “unattractive,” “ugly,” or “too fat.”[2]
To help women say goodbye to a camera shy mindset, Dove Global
Self-Esteem Ambassador Jess Weiner offers these tips:
• Ban beauty-bashing comments such as "I look so
fat" or "I’m having bad hair day." Negative talk makes everyone
feel anxious about their looks. The more positive affirmations you make about her
own beauty, the more her self-confidence will soar.
• Nobody is perfect. Remember that those “perfect”
images of celebrities have been styled and retouched by a team of professionals
from start to finish. There is no such thing as perfect beauty.
• Women should not get caught up about how they look
in a photo, but rather think about when they are 70 and remember how great it
will be to have captured that time in life.
• Finally, Focus on Making Memories. Instead of stressing about looks in a photo, women
should think about how they will FEEL when looking back 5, 10 and 50 years from
now remembering the joy they had at the beach with family or the celebration
shared with friends. When women focus on the type of memory being made, they
will find that their face and body will relax, resulting in more natural,
genuine smile and true enjoyment.
View the Dove Camera Shy film at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGngKsEm6CM
and join the conversation at
#MyBeautifulSelf and Facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/DoveIndia?ref=br_tf
About Dove:
Dove is committed to help all women realize their
personal beauty potential by creating products that deliver superior care for
your skin and hair. Dove believes that beauty should be for everyone, because
when you look and feel your best, you feel better about yourself.
About Hindustan Unilever Limited:
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest
Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company touching the lives of two out of three
Indians. HUL works to create a better future every day. We help people feel
good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good
for them and good for others.
Annexure
Beauty anxiety is the main reason why
women are camera shy.
• More than half of women (57%) admitted that
worrying how they will look is likely to have a negative impact on how they
feel in front of the camera
• 65% of women say having their photo taken/uploaded
makes them more anxious about their looks than if they were speaking in public
(47%), going on a first date (44%) or going to a job interview (41%)
• 36% of women admit they started to become more
camera shy between the ages of 11 – 20 years of age
• 55% of women are more camera shy now compared to 10
years ago
Women are missing out on capturing
memories.
• 63% of women have destroyed photos of themselves
o
Digital photos are even more likely to be
destroyed than printed copies (55% vs 25%)
• 19% of women do not have photos of a once-in-a-lifetime
vacation, 14% of their wedding day and 17% of the birth of a child
• Nearly 1 out of 3 have stopped photos being taken
or later destroyed photos of a beach holiday, a significant party with
friends/family and even their own graduations
Digital photos are increasing women's
sense of camera shyness.
• Being tagged in a photo on a social network causes
more than half of women to feel more anxious about the way they look
• Almost half (46%) have de-tagged, deleted or
removed a photo of themselves
• 41% have done something to a photo of themselves to
enhance their looks before posting it online
For Further
Information, Contact:
Reshma Golatkar | reshma.golatkar@edelman.com
| +91 99200 18732
Vaibhavi Parekh | vaibhavi.parekh@edelman.com | +91 98332 87008
Vaibhavi Parekh | vaibhavi.parekh@edelman.com | +91 98332 87008
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