Horizon Media is facing federal allegations from a current and former executive claiming the company’s claimed dedication to DEI masks a culture of bias, retaliation, and hostile treatment by its senior leaders.
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Former and current executives sue top US ad agency Horizon Media alleging discrimination
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Under-appreciated, overlooked and misunderstood: The life of a female creative
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Research involving more than 50 female creatives shows there is a long way to go before we realise the full value of female creative talent.
The privilege that comes with a traditional English name
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We Are Social's Tom Bayliss, who was named Mohammed Khan until he was adopted, reveals the racism he's faced while working in adland but also the opportunities he has realised.
Unfair game: Maybelline highlights toxic hatred faced by female gamers in esports
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'Go back to your sink'. 'I’ll fucking talk to you however I want.' These actual insults, quickly followed by invitations for sex, consensual or not, emerge in Maybelline's new awareness campaign, focusing on the very real stomach-churning vitriol faced by female gamers.
Adland’s anger at ‘unacceptable’ tabloid reporting of JWT discrimination case
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Several adland organisations are set to complain to a UK regulator about about MailOnline's coverage of a discrimination case.
JWT sex discrimination case: why two ousted male creatives won
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Senior creatives Chas Bayfield and Dave Jenner claimed they were ousted from J Walter Thompson as part of a diversity drive and took the firm to an employment tribunal.
‘Battlecry’ declaration: Ad executives group vows to hold abusive men ‘accountable’
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Group says it knows the names of some of the men responsible and could 'escalate' matters.
'The ad industry's dirty secret': why it's time to recast casting
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Discrimination in the casting process, both in front of and behind the camera, is an issue that advertising has ignored for too long.
It's 2020, so why are some groups still being shut out of ads?
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Marketers say more diverse leadership teams are needed to confront bias in the industry and produce creative work that is more reflective of modern society.
APAC adland inequality persists in race, age and gender: Exclusive research
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Campaign's third survey with Kantar into workplace diversity in the APAC marketing and advertising landscape uncovered a deep seam of feeling about bias stretching beyond gender, while the results suggest equality for women has not improved.
'China is not for everyone': readers respond to Delmus Credle's BBDO China account
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Our story sparked a debate about what it is like to work in China as a foreigner. Some feel it's necessary to let "linguistic misunderstandings" slide; others feel the company in question could do much better. Do you agree?
How bad is ageism in adland?
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We asked three experts: Is the digital age bringing age-based prejudice?
Watch: Adland's push for a more inclusive industry
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Hailing from Airbnb and Mars through to Saatchi & Saatchi and Ogilvy, some of the biggest names in marketing and advertising have spoken out in a new documentary designed to highlight how agencies and brands can champion diversity and inclusiveness.
Former MSLGroup China CEO files gender discrimination suit against Publicis
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Faith Brewitt, former head of Greater China for MSLGroup, has filed a lawsuit saying she was denied the time and basic tools to do her job.
How can women rise to the top of an organisation?
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Emma Loisel, COO at The Exchange Lab, tackles gender diversity in the workplace and offers some personal advice to women looking to climb the career ladder.
UPDATE: Thierry Gillier slaps own face with Zadig & Voltaire saga: industry sounds off
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GREATER CHINA - The name Zadig & Voltaire calls to mind an intellectual and philosophical universe, as the French fashion brand was inspired by the Voltaire book Zadig ou la Destinee. But the brand's image has taken a hit after discriminatory remarks made by its founder.