General Article How do you feel about your body image?

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We asked you and with over 7,900 responses this is what we learned

By MPs on the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee

What did we want to know?

We, MPs on the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee, were interested to hear about how body image impacts people across the UK in 2020.

Experts across the industry have written to us as part of our work on Changing the Perfect Picture: an inquiry into body image. We wanted to understand the state of people’s body image in the UK, what impacts how people feel about their appearance and what changes can be made to improve body image for all. 

We also wanted to hear from people across the UK about their personal experience with their body image. We launched a survey to hear from different groups of people about their body image and what influences those feelings.

The survey received 7,878 responses and gave us 6 key messages as well as a variety of anecdotal information to help our investigation.

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