Low Self Esteem Makes Two in Three Female Athletes Drop Out of Sport

Nearly two thirds of teenage female athletes fail to realize their full potential due to bullying and low self esteem, a new study reveals.

After it emerged that Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith was branded a "lesbian" and a "bloke" on twitter this week with similar abuse causing Team GB swimmer Rebecca Adlington to quit the site, the future of female self-esteem is in crisis.

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According to the new research commissioned by Dove, lack of self-esteem among 11-17 year old girls prevents them from realising their full potential, with huge consequences for their personal and professional future.

As Dove launches the 2012 campaign for Dove Self-Esteem Programme (DSEP), the extent of the issue has become clear.

Self and body-esteem issues could mean an estimated two to three potential female medalists drop out of sport and as a result, never step onto the winner's podium in future games.

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The study reveals the shocking impact of low self-esteem, with the business world looking set to suffer.

If the status quo remains, the UK could be deprived of 200,000 female business professionals and 42,000 successful female entrepreneurs by 2050.

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Low self-esteem affects how young girls feel about their future careers with only one in three feeling confident they will have a successful career in the future.

This has a huge impact on the medical and legal professions with the potential number of female doctors and lawyers reducing by 17 percent.

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That's a shortfall of 20,000 female lawyers and around 35,000 doctors by 2050.

The shocking discontentment felt amongst young girls about their appearance is at the heart of the issue.

Nearly half (45 percent) describe themselves as "average" and "ordinary" with a further 10 percent feeling "plain", "unattractive" and "ugly".

Social media also plays a huge part in hindering face-to-face self-confidence, with 60 percent of girls feeling more comfortable interacting online.

As a brand that is dedicated to building positive self-esteem, Dove has developed the 2012 Campaign for Dove Self-Esteem Programme (DSEP) to make a real change to the way young girls perceive and embrace beauty.

"We are passionate about our social mission and want to continue to help young girls and women develop a positive relationship with their bodies," the Daily Mail quoted Ali Fisher, Dove Marketing Manager, as saying.

"We've already reached over 800,000 young people in the UK as part of our Dove Self-Esteem Programme and our aim is to reach 1 million by the end of 2012.

"We really hope to create a step change for self-esteem with our 2012 campaign," Fisher said.

With just over half (53 percent) of all girls believing that they would be happier if they were more beautiful, the reward for closing the self-esteem gap has never been so great, whilst the danger of failing to do so, equally profound.

Source-ANI