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Creating Spaces: Female First Forum
Three Campaign panels curated in partnership with Facebook, each one bringing together strong, successful, diverse agency women from across the globe talking about the topics that matter. This is the third in our Female First Forum series...
Vulnerability, empathy and leadership: Female First Forum
Three Campaign panels curated in partnership with Facebook, each one bringing together strong, successful, diverse agency women from across the globe talking about the topics that matter. This is the second in our Female First Forum series...
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A Vietnam perspective: Culture and working life as an LGBTQIA+ person in the industry
In the fourth iteration of our LGBTQIA+ interview series, we turn our attention to Vietnam, a market that has made some policy progress in recent years, but with discrimination and stigma still common, many to continue to hide their identities.
Great minds don’t think alike: How to tap the neurodivergent talent pool
Embracing neurodiversity, from ADHD to dyslexia, gives adland a creative edge.
Inclusion isn't free: Make 2021 the year of accountability
We need to make long-term change, call out empty gestures and do the real work that is needed.
The magnificent seven New Year's resolutions
The outlook for 2021 is uncertain. Here is how to ensure that your business outperforms, and that your personal career path soars.
A body-positive model and artist presses brands and marketers on inclusivity
Ada Yokota has grown up frustrated by the restrictive definitions of body shapes and skin colours and believes marketers should do more to break these shackles.
A Malaysia perspective: Culture and working life as an LGBTQIA+ person in the ...
In the third iteration of our LGBTQIA+ interview series, we turn our attention to Malaysia, where one individual—despite living under repressive laws—has found acceptance and is optimistic about the future of the country's community.
Representation and balance in the newsroom thrown into spotlight
Covid-19 has both exacerbated the imbalance of news and undermined the legitimacy of many news organisations. In this critical environment, Campaign speaks to the BBC, Bloomberg and CNN on the measures they have in place to address balance and representation.
A dozen APAC ads that prove the industry can make a difference on DEI
A collection of great APAC campaigns that have argued for inclusion, tolerance and equitable treatment.
Covid-19 risks turning back the clock on gender-equality gains
Recent government debate about cuts to nursery funding in the UK throws a spotlight on how the phenomenon of the 'third shift' risks pushing working mothers in the ad industry to breaking point.
Building diversity beyond scorecards
As the conversation around diversity has rightfully gained momentum, many organisations have tackled this in the same way we do everything — with a good scorecard. While discrimination and inequality exist in some parts of the industry and need to be addressed, diversity and inclusion is complex, nuanced and can be hard to unequivocally capture on a scorecard, says Lee Walsh, senior vice president, head of media, APAC, at global media agency Essence.
Female entrepreneurs disproportionally affected by pandemic
Mastercard's annual ranking of the best economies for women entrepreneurs has found that gender inequalities have been worsened due to Covid-19, with Asia-Pacific markets accounting for some of the biggest drops in progress.
It’s time to tackle unconscious bias in APAC
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) priorities are different in different countries. We caught up with four marketing leaders from across APAC at Essence to talk about what gender equity means, why paternity leave needs to become the norm and why we’ll never stop talking about diversity.
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Unconscious bias: Tackling gender equality
Top industry leaders speak out on gender-equality strategies, in this video followup to the recent Campaign360 conference.
Campaign360 video: Smashing the glass ceiling
Almost every woman in the industry has a story about the glass ceiling. At the Campaign360 event, Lynn Branigan (president and CEO of She Runs It) explains how she used the experience to grow.
Campaign360 video: See something, do something
OMD CEO Mainardo de Nardis had strong words to say at Campaign 360. It behooves absolutely everyone in marketing to stand up when they notice persecution in the workplace.