Dove is bringing together the nation’s most influential women and girls’ organizations to launch the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem across the USA to provide women everywhere with opportunities to mentor the next generation and celebrate real beauty. This initiative follows the Campaign for Real Beauty, started by Dove as a global conversation about the need for a wider definition of beauty.

Unilever announced that it has entered into a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Ampere Life Sciences to access Ampere’s Digital Biology™ technology platform and secure exclusive rights for the development of innovative consumer products. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. The 5-year initiative will bring together a worldwide team of Unilever and Ampere scientists working on the core biology of ageing.

Kimberly-Clark’s Huggies® announced it has awarded its first-ever MomInspired™ grants to 12 entrepreneurial moms to help fund and resource their innovative, real-world product ideas. Launched earlier this year, the Huggies MomInspired Grant Program was created to provide the resources and seed capital for moms to either turn their great ideas inspired by personal motherhood experiences into successful businesses or help take their existing businesses to the next level.

Every culture has its unique traditions of conquering a woman’s heart. AXE teamed up with the Funny or Die website to find it out what helps win ladies in different parts of the world. Two guys, Trey and Julius, embarked on a long global journey to participate  in a number of bizarre challenges, which are dating back to the Middle Ages or even earlier periods. The guys had a really tough time during the tests, and now their adventures are showcased in a series of 3-minute episodes under one title “World’s Manliest Rituals.”

Mars Chocolate North America is hosting a Dove® Chocolate Football Party in Times Square, New York City today, on September 13, to commemorate the opening of the NFL Season on the first Monday Night Football game of the year. The event will showcase new ways for fans and non-fans alike to enjoy the football season by inviting women to make his football time her «me time» with silky smooth Dove Chocolate. The event will be co-hosted by Holly Robinson Peete, actress, philanthropist and wife of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete.