Dove campaigns

#WomenGetTold You won't be taken seriously if you act too silly – If silly means having a personality, I'm happy with that! My smile is what makes me most beautiful. – Shakia, 28

#WomenGetTold Red heads shouldn't wear red – I wear what I want. – Leslie

#WomenGetTold You should straighten your hair – I love my curls. It will be forever curly. – Marlyee, 28

#WomenGetTold Well, you must feel like you're a woman because you're wearing a dress... – I have been open about being intersex, and some people have felt they could then comment on what I should or shouldn’t wear in order to be perceived as a woman. But I don't care. I love trousers and loafers and that has nothing to do with gender. – Susannah, 24

#WomenGetTold Women have to be voluptuous – I used to feel incomplete as a woman because I haven't developed fuller breasts. I totally love my body and don't care about gender expectations anymore. – Victoria

#WomenGetTold Act like a mum – Just because I don't look stereotypically mumsy doesn't mean I'm not a great mum to my kids. I love my style… and so do they. – Misha, 51

#WomenGetTold You can't have good looks and brains too. – That's funny... I do. – Rosie

#WomenGetTold You should wear something that flatters your figure more – I refuse to wear anything overly girly – I would say my dress is tomboy-ish. I haven’t worn an actual dress in over 15 years. – Leslie

#WomenGetTold Cover your freckles – I embrace my freckles, they make me unique! – Marlyee, 28

#WomenGetTold You'd look better with long hair – I shave my head because I love to challenge beauty stereotypes… and I look good. – Eka, 33

#WomenGetTold Where’s your girlfriend? – Well, my husband wouldn't approve of that! People sometimes express confusion at my sexuality, especially since I have short hair. They are not aware that I have been with my husband for 27 years and have two teenagers. – Misha, 51

#WomenGetTold Your hair's so interesting. Can I touch it? – If I have my natural hair out people often squeeze it like its an alien substance. This makes me very uncomfortable! – Afua, 22

#WomenGetTold Pluck your eyebrows – My eyebrows are unique to me and I’m proud to wear them naturally everyday. – Maryam

#WomenGetTold You would be so pretty if you lost a few pounds – Love who you are! I am very short and I'm curvy. If you pretend to be someone you're not, people can smell it a mile away. – Lily, 23

#WomenGetTold Gingers have no soul – Society told everyone that having red hair isn’t desirable. I damaged my hair for years with trying to go blonde, but once I decided to embrace my red roots for all their worth, I couldn't be happier. – Sarah, 24

#WomenGetTold This is too heavy for you to carry – I may be small but that doesn’t mean I’m weak! – Rosie

#WomenGetTold Your look is too young and bohemian for your age – I like the way I dress. To me, there is no such thing as “dressing your age and I embrace that. – Kim, 50

#WomenGetTold You should dye your hair – Why, because it's greying? I like my hair as it is. I am ageing, there is nothing wrong with that. – Wendy, 52

#WomenGetTold You won't get far in this industry – I may be small, but I'm not weak and useless. I've persisted, and now I'm an editor for a major youth media publication. – Emma, 26

#WomenGetTold I didn't think Asian girls had big bums... – I take it as a compliment and work out to perfect it. – Sehee, 21

#WomenGetTold Why don't you act more like a woman? – I may be a female bouncer, but that doesn't make me any less of a woman. I use my femininity and confidence to my advantage. – Kaz, 48

#WomenGetTold You’re too pretty to be a lesbian – What does a lesbian even look like anyway?!? – Lily, 23

#WomenGetTold Piercings are unprofessional – I've got loads of piercings.. and I'm also a successful woman, they're not related! I love how I look, and that I have my own thing. – Eka, 33

#WomenGetTold Act your age – Women are scared to age. I am 51 but I feel 20 and I celebrate every birthday I reach. – Kim, 50