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  1.    Case study | Home Centre: A Dad's Job
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Home Centre: A Dad's Job

    UAE home retailer challenges cultural taboo by being first brand in the country to celebrate single mums in ads

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 2 May 2021

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  2.    Gender Bias & Inclusion in Advertising in India
    Inclusive marketing

    Gender Bias & Inclusion in Advertising in India

    A Unicef-Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media analysis of gender representation in 1,000 most viewed advertisements in India on TV and YouTube during 2019

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  3.    Insight & Strategy | Frida Mom: Fourth Trimester
    Inclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy | Frida Mom: Fourth Trimester

    How a women-led team created an ad that embraced truth and reflected the realities of breastfeeding and motherhood to launch a new product line

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 1 April 2021

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  4.    Case study | Dove: Show Us. It's On Us
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Dove: Show Us. It's On Us

    FMCG giant spurs brands to be more inclusive by funding diverse casting costs

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 26 March 2021

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  5.    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation through the creative funnel
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation through the creative funnel

    Comprehensive framework details potential issues at every stage of the creative process

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  6.    Delivering diversity is a must-pass test
    Inclusive marketing

    Delivering diversity is a must-pass test

    The pandemic has highlighted the need to push the diversity and inclusion agenda harder and faster. Stephan Loerke, WFA CEO, explains why we need to accelerate our impact.

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  7.    54% of people don't feel culturally represented in online ads, Facebook study finds
    Inclusive marketing

    54% of people don't feel culturally represented in online ads, Facebook study finds

    The study includes research in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a survey of 1,200 people, a review of more than 1,200 brand life studies and an analysis of 1,022 global Facebook video ads.

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  8.    Case study | Brahma: What you see today
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Brahma: What you see today

    Beer brand edits sexist 2009 advert to highlight its mistakes and underline its commitment to change

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 25 February 2021

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  9.    Insight & Strategy | Mattel: Creatable World
    Inclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy | Mattel: Creatable World

    Why a toy maker decided to remodel conventions with a genderless doll range

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 2 December 2019

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  10.    Case study | Dove: Women like us

    Case study | Dove: Women like us

    Personal care brand partners with stock image supplier to challenge public perception of women

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 4 April 2019.

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  11.    EU's Gender Equality Index 2020

    EU's Gender Equality Index 2020

    With a score of 67.9 out of 100, the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality, if we continue at the current pace. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that the EU is improving by just half a point each year.

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  12.    The Diversity Study 2020

    The Diversity Study 2020

    Campaign-Kantar D&I survey of the marketing industry in Asia-Pacific shows worsening levels of equality and support

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  13.    Inclusive Visual Search Guide
    Media & analytics

    Inclusive Visual Search Guide

    Getty Images has released an Inclusive Visual Search Guide to assist brands and businesses in making intentional content choices which drive authentic and inclusive representation in visual communications.

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  14.    Visual GPS Summer Update

    Visual GPS Summer Update

    New research by Getty Images shows that almost eight in ten people globally expect that companies and brands will be consistently committed to inclusivity and diversity in their advertising and say brands still need to go further to achieve genuine representation

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  15.    WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool

    WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool

    The Women's Empowerment Principles Gap Analysis Tool (WEPs Tool) helps companies indentify strenghts, gaps, and opportunities to improve their performance on gender equality.

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  16.    What YouTube ads reveal about gender bias in marketing (2019)

    What YouTube ads reveal about gender bias in marketing (2019)

    Study uncovers some of the problems around gender representation in YouTube advertising across different verticals

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  17.    Advertising standards and practices on non-discrimination

    Advertising standards and practices on non-discrimination

    This report presents the results of a survey carried out in 21 markets to have a better understanding of the standards and practices around discrimination issues in advertising.
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  18.    List of Certified Diverse Suppliers for Marketing/Advertising (USA)

    List of Certified Diverse Suppliers for Marketing/Advertising (USA)

    The ANA has curated a list of certified diverse suppliers that work in our industry. 

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  19.    Time to stop covering up our diversity
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Time to stop covering up our diversity

    We're at an important moment in the diversity conversation and understanding 'covering up' is part of unpacking that, says Jerry Daykin, Senior Media Director EMEA at GSK Consumer Healthcare and WFA Global Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador.

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  20.    Bias and Inclusion in Advertising: An analysis of 2019 Cannes Lions Work

    Bias and Inclusion in Advertising: An analysis of 2019 Cannes Lions Work

    This study examines representations of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, age, and body size in Cannes Lions ads from 2006-2019, with a focus on new findings from 2019. This is the first public report to analyze all six key identity groups in film-based advertising. We also include an intersectional profile for each identity group.

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  21.    Gender equality attitudes study

    Gender equality attitudes study

    Quantifies the scale of harmful gender-based stereotypes in 10 countries, including Colombia, India, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, The Philippines, Sweden, Turkey, UAE, United States

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