The 2012 Girl Guides Attitudes survey, which involved 1,200 young women and girls, reveals that only 68 per cent of girls are happy about the way they look, compared to 78 per cent of boys.
Three out of five secondary school-age girls (11- to 16-year-olds) said they feel pressure to look like celebrities, while one in three girls said they would be willing to consider some form of surgery to change their appearance.
The survey also found that 68 per cent of girls believe women are judged more on appearance than ability.
And almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 (48 per cent) say women working in the caring professions are undervalued by society.
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