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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
New research shows how embracing diversity in content delivers better results. Will Gilroy from the WFA and Daren Poole from Kantar outline the latest data.
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.
Census represents biggest ever global cross-industry collaboration between WFA, agencies associations Voxcomm and EACA, Campaign, Kantar, Cannes Lions, Advertising Week, The Effies and GWI
Supported by major global companies including Diageo, GSK and Reckitt and agency holding groups WPP and Havas.
National advertiser and agency associations in 27 markets are promoting the research and encouraging local marketers to participate.
Industry-wide survey finds Black, Disabled and Working-Class talent are significantly underrepresented in UK advertising
New ANA report highlights growing importance of hiring diverse suppliers among marketers
National advertiser and agency associations in 27 markets will promote research and encourage local marketers to participate.
Census is supported by major global companies including Diageo, GSK, Havas, Mars, Mondelez and Reckitt.
Global action platform report identifies key goals and recommendations for the marketing industry to improve diversity and inclusion.
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
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.
The results shown in this dashboard represent the findings from UN Women's "Are you ready for change?" Gender Equality Attitudes pilot study 2019.
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.
According to "The Power of the Black Community – From Moment to Movement," the 10th annual report in Nielsen's Diverse Intelligence Series on African American consumers, Black influence on the economy and pop culture continues to drive not only significant moments in history, but drive change across industries and digital platforms.
Campaign-Kantar D&I survey of the marketing industry in Asia-Pacific shows worsening levels of equality and support
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
Study uncovers some of the problems around gender representation in YouTube advertising across different verticals
49% of consumers appreciate brands making efforts to fight racism, hatred and misinformation; 28% believe that brands should lead the effort to fight racism, hatred and misinformation, research by the 4A's shows
On the surface, LGBT+ employees in many parts of the world have progressed in the workplace. But Accenture's global research reveals that underneath this success, they are experiencing unseen challenges and privately held fears at work that are hindering their ability to thrive. More than half (57%) of LGBT+ employees believe their gender identity and expression or their sexual orientation has slowed their progress at work. And only 14% of LGBT+ employees feel fully supported by their employer when it comes to issues like welcoming those who identify as LGBT+.
Consumers demand that brands backup statements in support of Black Lives Matter with actions. Using Suzy, a real-time market research platform, 4A’s Research surveyed 500 white and 500 Black consumers to learn the actions consumers want to see from brands.