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  1.    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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  2.    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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  3.    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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  4.    Gender equality in marketing: are we making progress fast enough?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Gender equality in marketing: are we making progress fast enough?

    We've asked six industry leaders to share their perspectives

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  5.    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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  6.    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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  7.    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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  8.    Insight & Strategy | Doritos: The Best Gift
    Inclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy | Doritos: The Best Gift

    Why Doritos made an emotional film about sexual diversity and doubled down on inclusivity in Mexico

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 22 January 2021

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  9.    Case study | Aeromexico: Not quite all-American

    Case study | Aeromexico: Not quite all-American

    Mexican airline tackles prejudice using DNA testing

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 28 January 2019

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  10.    Case study | Mastercard: True Name

    Case study | Mastercard: True Name

    Financial services company launches card to ease pain point in the LGBTQIA+ community

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 7 July 2020

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  11.    Insight & Strategy: Google Creatability

    Insight & Strategy: Google Creatability

    How Google used the power of the web and AI to improve the accessibility of art and music

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 28 June 2019

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  12.    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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  13.    Interactive Tool: Gender equality attitudes study 2019

    Interactive Tool: Gender equality attitudes study 2019

    The results shown in this dashboard represent the findings from UN Women's "Are you ready for change?" Gender Equality Attitudes pilot study 2019.

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  14.    Power of the Black Community - From Moment to Movement

    Power of the Black Community - From Moment to Movement

    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. 

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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep.1: Diversity & Inclusion

    David Wheldon speaks to WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassadors, Belinda Smith and Jerry Daykin

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  16.    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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  17.    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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  18.    YouTube video trends: how the world is responding to the rallying cry for racial justice

    YouTube video trends: how the world is responding to the rallying cry for racial justice

    Three specific ways people tuned in and raised their voices in support of anti-racism on YouTube following the killing of George Floyd

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  19.    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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  20.    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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  21.    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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