Girlguiding UK’s size and experience give us a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to speak out about issues of direct concern to young women. It was in this spirit that we launched Girls shout out! in early
2007 – to discover more about our young members’ views on the questions that matter to them most and to ensure that their voices are heard in the public debates that affect their lives.

For our next report, Girls shout out! Under ten and under pressure, Girlguiding UK teamed up with the UK’s leading eating disorders charity, beat, to find out what girls in guiding really think about self-esteem and body image. The research was carried out by pollsters Opinion Leader through a series of in-depth focus groups with girls between the ages of seven and ten.

The whole report is available to view as a Flash website.

You can also download the report from the Downloads box on the right-hand side of this page. However, this PDF has a large file size and may take a few minutes to download. Alternatively, you can download the individual chapters from the relevant section using the page links below.