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  1.    Diversity wins

    Diversity wins

    Report reaffirms the global relevance of the link between diversity and company financial outperformance.

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  2.    The Power of Supplier Diversity

    The Power of Supplier Diversity

    This report covers the findings from quantitative and qualitative research conducted by the ANA in the United States. The purpose was to gain an understanding of the incidence of supplier diversity programs as well as benefits, challenges, spend, goals, measurement, influence, and more.

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  3.    UK Advertising Needs You

    UK Advertising Needs You

    A showcase for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in the UK ad industry.

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  4.    Shadow pandemic business toolkit

    Shadow pandemic business toolkit

    Support tools for businesses in managing domestic violence during COVID-19

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  5.    Seek out good actors and elevate them

    Seek out good actors and elevate them

    A view by Jerry Daykin, Media Director at GSK Consumer Healthcare

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  6.    There is no general consumer

    There is no general consumer

    A view by Aline Santos, Unilever EVP Global Marketing and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

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  7.    Diverse coalitions create breakthrough solutions

    Diverse coalitions create breakthrough solutions

    A view by Jane Wakely, Lead CMO, Mars Incorporated

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  8.    Accelerating to equal

    Accelerating to equal

    A view by Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officr, P&G

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  9.    Inclusion starts at home

    Inclusion starts at home

    WFA has compiled some practical tips for fostering a culture of inclusion across all levels of an organisation

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  10.    True equality is a work-in-progress

    True equality is a work-in-progress

    A view by Raja Rajamannar, WFA President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Mastercard

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  11.    COVID-19: Promoting positive gender roles in marketing and advertising

    COVID-19: Promoting positive gender roles in marketing and advertising

    Key considerations for businesses developing a number of socially beneficial communications for the public in an effort to address the impacts of COVID-19

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  12.    Getting to Equal 2020: The Hidden Value of Culture Makers

    Getting to Equal 2020: The Hidden Value of Culture Makers

    New Accenture research finds leaders and employees hold differing views on progress toward equality; cutting the gap by half would boost global profits by US$3.7 trillion, along with workforce ambition and empowerment

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  13.    The Unstereotype Metric

    The Unstereotype Metric

    Developed for the Unstereotype Alliance, it helps measure gender portrayal in advertising

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  14.    A Diversity Report for the Advertising/ Marketing Industry

    A Diversity Report for the Advertising/ Marketing Industry

    This report from ANA's Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), based on three separate studies among ANA members, concludes that women overwhelmingly comprise the bulk of the marketing industry's workforce and at the senior leadership level, female representation is now likely at an all-time high. However, ethnic diversity continues to be poor, especially for African-American/Black and Hispanic/Latino.

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  15.    The Inclusion Index

    The Inclusion Index

    Kantar Inclusion Index surveyed 18,000 people in 14 countries and working in 24 different industries (to date) to produce a new global standard in marking progress towards achieving equality and inclusive ways of working.

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  16.    Women's Empowerment Principles

    Women's Empowerment Principles

    The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of Principles offering guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Established by UN Global Compact and UN Women, the WEPs are informed by international labour and human rights standards and grounded in the recognition that businesses have a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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  17.    Bias and inclusion in Advertising: An analysis of 2018 Cannes Lions Film Craft Ads

    Bias and inclusion in Advertising: An analysis of 2018 Cannes Lions Film Craft Ads

    This study examines representations of gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation (LGBTQ), and ability (with a focus on people with disabilities) among characters in Cannes Lions ads from 2018. Furthermore, it compared findings from 2018 to gender representations in Cannes Lions Film Craft advertisements from the previous decade (2006-2017).

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  18.    AdReaction: Getting gender right

    AdReaction: Getting gender right

    AdReaction: Getting Gender Right delivers new insights into the role of gender in brand strategy, creative response and media targeting.

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  19.    The Gender Equality Measure

    The Gender Equality Measure

    The questions used in the Gender Equality Measure (GEM™) module, which helps business leaders make better decisions by addressing unconscious bias within media and programming.

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  20.    What Women Want

    What Women Want

    Study by Kantar reports that despite an increased focus on equality, major brands are still not effectively acknowledging women’s priorities, or communicating with women in an empowering manner at every step of the customer journey. 

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  21.    Depictions, perceptions and harm (2018)

    Depictions, perceptions and harm (2018)

    An evidence-based case for for stronger regulation of ads that feature stereotypical gender roles or characteristics which might be harmful to people, including ads which mock people for not conforming to gender stereotypes.

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