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Inclusive marketing isn’t just a sideline or a charity project, it’s just better marketing, says Jerry Daykin, Vice-President, Global Media at Beam Suntory, and WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassador.
A WFA session around how to embed true representation across the entire marketing process
How a financial institution played on a cultural insight to rebuild the credit histories and promote the financial inclusion of thousands of women in Mexico.
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 4 July 2022
Charter defines set of universal requirements for global organisations to improve their employees’ lived experiences
Resource provides “ideas to steal” from successful initiatives that companies can adopt
Femcare brand stitches vaginas onto traditional Malaysian blouses to draw attention to taboos surrounding the female anatomy.
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 9 March 2022
Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Media Forum during Global Marketer Week in Athens on 6th April 2022
The report shows how audiences demand more of the media and entertainment industry in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and will reward progress with trust and loyalty.
Bayer’s intimate healthcare brand Canesten addresses its Brazialian audience by creating Vagina Accademy, an ongoing educational program that challenges social taboos rooted in harmful myths and misconceptions related to vaginal health.
Why Lacta, Greece’s top chocolate brand, subverted its messaging around love to deliver a domestic violence awareness campaign – resulting in 1 million organic views on YouTube
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 9 December 2021
Why Frida Mom launched in the UK by exposing the truth behind childbirth and postpartum care with a bold and provocative integrated campaign
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 13 December 2021
How Maltesers sparked conversation and united women through laughter to destigmatise maternal mental health
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 15 December 2021
R3 study reveals how marketers and agencies can best frame diversity and inclusion in a Southeast Asian context.
New framework details potential issues and opportunities in key areas
The guide has been developed by the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA)
The second Beyond Gender report offers valuable insight on intersectionality in advertising, supporting the Unstereotype Alliance's goal of eradicating harmful stereotypes from advertising and media.
Advertising can be a force for good that promotes change towards a more diverse and inclusive world. To help marketeers in this effort, UNICEF presented their "Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising" playbook.
Most common forms of discrimination globally were reported on the basis of age and family status
Women and ethnic minorities in the marketing industry report poorer lived experiences than men and ethnic majorities
But marketing still outperforms many other industries globally on DEI
Absolutely—but not in the way some people seem to think, says Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi
Beer brand closes gender pay gap by driving the call to action in sports sponsorship
This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 17 June 2021
More than 100 organisations have come together behind the first-ever global diversity, equality and inclusion census of the marketing industry. WFA’s Camelia Cristache and Will Gilroy explain the size and importance of the initiative.
Global action platform report identifies key goals and recommendations for the marketing industry to improve diversity and inclusion.