Tag: Dove

Dove Launches ‘As Early As Five’ To Illuminate How Young Race-Based Hair Discrimination Starts In Ongoing Effort To Pass The Crown Act In Remaining 36 U.S. States

Stuart Mitchell

Dove has released a NEW body of research, “Dove 2021 CROWN Research Study for Girls,” unveiling the alarming rate and young age at which Black girls experience hair discrimination in schools. As part of the brand’s ongoing commitment to ending race-based hair discrimination via The CROWN Act legislation (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair), the study reveals that 53% of Black mothers, whose daughters have experienced hair discrimination, say their daughters experienced the discrimination as early as 5 years old, and approximately 86% of Black teens who…

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Getty Images and Dove Announce Winners of #ShowUs Leadership Grant and Open New Grant

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, in partnership with Dove, has today announced the winners of the #ShowUs Leadership Grant, awarding two photographers US$5,000 each to pursue stories of social significance. The #ShowUs Grant is dedicated to promoting the work of emerging women, femmes and non-binary commercial photographers and filmmakers from around the world who are using their talents to create inclusive visual stories depicting authentic representations of women, femmes and non-binary individuals and communities. Submitting against the brief to create inclusive visual stories on the theme ‘Leadership’, the…

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Dove announces €8.5 million forest restoration project

Stuart Mitchell

Dove has announced the Dove Forest Restoration Project, one of the biggest protection and restoration efforts from any beauty brand to-date. The project is designed to protect and restore forests, protect the habitats of endangered species, and improve the livelihoods of 16,000 people who call North Sumatra, Indonesia home. In partnership with Conservation International, and in support of their collaboration with The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), Dove will protect and restore 20,000 hectares of forest (an area approximately double the size of Paris) in North Sumatra, Indonesia – home…

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Dove infiltrates the casting industry and gives brands a tool for change

Stuart Mitchell

Dove has infiltrated international casting calls with real beauty models and a message to encourage inclusion in their latest campaign ‘It’s on Us’. Dove pledges that if a brand chooses one of their models, they will pay to cover the cost of the appearance fee. “For over 60 years, Dove has been taking action to represent real beauty – working to shatter stereotypes. We know from research that if women don’t feel represented, it can hold them back from reaching their full potential.  The effects are vast, negatively impacting health, career…

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#ShowUs Grant of $10,000 open to Women, Female-Identifying and Non-Binary voices in Commercial Film and Photography

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, in partnership with Dove and Girlgaze, has today announced the launch of the latest #ShowUs Grant. Designed to support emerging talent, the #ShowUs Grant will award two grants of US$5,000 to women, female-identifying and non-binary commercial photographers and videographers from around the world who are using their talents to create inclusive visual stories depicting authentic representations of women relationships. Open for applications from today, the two $5,000 grants will be awarded to emerging commercial photographers or videographers who submit against the brief of creating…

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