Institute of Practitioners in Advertising

Diversity in ad agencies creeps up reveals IPA Survey

January 26, 2018January 22, 2018 Stuart Mitchell

Levels of diversity within advertising agencies have shown mild improvements, however, more must be done to achieve parity. This is according to findings from the IPA’s annual Diversity Survey, published this week. The Survey details the gender and salary split of individuals within agencies by seniority, as well as showing the percentage of BAME employees in agencies. Key highlights: There has been a marginal increase in women in C-suite roles* year-on-year, from 30.3% in 2016 to 30.9% in 2017. Over the longer term, this has increased steadily from 23.3% in…

Be a voice not an echo – Last Chance to enter the 2018 Women of Tomorrow Awards

January 14, 2018January 13, 2018 Stuart Mitchell

There are only a few days left to enter the IPA and Campaign ‘Women of Tomorrow’ Awards, these awards are to give exceptional female talent the acknowledgement they deserve. The 2018 Women of Tomorrow Awards, which champion extraordinary women throughout the advertising, media and communications industries, aim to redress the under-representation of women in positions of leadership. The awards, now in their 4th year, will be co-chaired by IPA President Sarah Golding and Campaign’s Global Editor-in-Chief Claire Beale, who along with their team of judges will evaluate entrants on how…